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Schools in this California town won acclaim for their pandemic comeback. How they did it
Delano schools
Math Coach Erica Butkiewicz teaches a math lesson to sixth-grade students at Pioneer School in Delano on March 5. The Delano Union Elementary School District was recently recognized for being one of only 100 school districts nationwide to have recovered academically from the pandemic (LARRY VALENZUELA, CalMatters/CatchLight Local).
Some of California’s most acclaimed schools right now aren’t in elite suburbs or wealthy urban enclaves.