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Hundreds of students could be held back a grade in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - It’s been nearly a year since hundreds of thousands of students were forced to start learning virtually because of the pandemic and, while the push has been to get students back face-to-face full time, the learning loss from this past year is apparent.“When it comes to them being virtual, they don’t have that one on one,” Victoria Svihovec, a mother of four, says. “They have teachers who are trying to focus on the kids in the class and virtually and they’re not getting that attention they need.”Svihovec has four kids in South Carolina schools right now and can see...…CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - It’s been nearly a year since hundreds of thousands of students were forced to start learning virtually because of the pandemic and, while the push has been to get students back face-to-face full time, the learning loss from this past year is apparent.“When it comes to them being virtual, they don’t have that one on one,” Victoria Svihovec, a mother of four, says. “They have teachers who are trying to focus on the kids in the class and virtually and they’re not getting that attention they need.”Svihovec has four kids in South Carolina schools right now and can see...WW…
Thousands in SC wait for broadband internet access as deadline looms
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Companies working to install fiber to give more South Carolinians broadband internet access face a deadline this week some may not be able to meet.It’s been nine months since many were sent home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents were working from home. Students started doing their classes virtually. At this point, people are essentially used to our new normal but for tens of thousands of South Carolinians, the lack of access to highspeed broadband internet is a major stumbling block.Shemika Holmes lives in a rural part of Georgetown County and, since the...…CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Companies working to install fiber to give more South Carolinians broadband internet access face a deadline this week some may not be able to meet.It’s been nine months since many were sent home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents were working from home. Students started doing their classes virtually. At this point, people are essentially used to our new normal but for tens of thousands of South Carolinians, the lack of access to highspeed broadband internet is a major stumbling block.Shemika Holmes lives in a rural part of Georgetown County and, since the...WW…
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