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Public forum at Eau Claire board meeting: parents press to protect Prairie Ridge, question grading plans and curriculum
Summary
Parents used the board’s public forum to urge preservation of Prairie Ridge early learning services, question district plans for standards-based grading implementation, and oppose removal of a children’s book addressing LGBTQ+ topics.
Several community members spoke during the board’s public forum, urging the Eau Claire Area School District to protect centralized early learning services at Prairie Ridge, slow or pilot standards-based grading changes, and retain inclusive children’s literature in early-grade curricula.
Kate French, a speech-language pathologist at Prairie Ridge, said the closure of Prevea Sacred Heart created "a profound Medicaid therapy desert for our youngest children" and described Prairie Ridge as a centralized hub that reaches families who rely on Medicaid and community partners. She told…
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