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Student urges fixes to learning gaps, criticizes restorative practice during H.454 testimony
Summary
A Burlington student told the House Education Committee she values challenging instruction, described large class sizes and learning gaps, and said restorative-practice advisory periods should be reallocated to study time for students who are behind. Her remarks came during consideration of H.454, an education transformation bill.
Alexia Springer, a Burlington student and House page, told the House Education Committee on May 1 that she values rigorous instruction but is concerned about large class sizes, widening learning gaps, and the classroom time allocated to restorative-practice activities.
Springer was asked to comment on H.454, described in the hearing as an education-transformation bill. "I value being in a school that…
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