Educational inequality: Portage County schools got help from the state, but it might not last

Gym teacher Brett Rogers and special education aid Jessica Wauckman direct traffic during morning arrivals at Crestwood Primary and Intermediate Schools. Kelly Krabill/The Portager

Educational inequality: Portage County schools got help from the state, but it might not last

- Kelly Krabill

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Gym teacher Brett Rogers walked out of Crestwood Primary School with a speaker blaring music loud enough for students to hear while they sat in a two-lane drop-off. He propelled his arms like an aircraft marshaller down the center, cars on each side, and repeated “good morning” as elementary-aged children piled out, backpacks on, and headed together as a group into the building.

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