Gov. Walz Education Tour

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At five.

I'm george mallet.

Topping our news: as part of his statewide safe learning tour in southern minnesota, governor tim walz is making stops in our area ?

"* first at albert lea high school ?

"* then at byron primary school.

Kimt news 3's isabella basco got some answers from the dfl leader about how the school year is progressing.

She joins us live.

Isabella?

George... here at byron primary school... gov.

Tim walz lent a helping hand to students ?

"* greeting them as they rode home in school buses and their family cars.

Right now ?

"* byron primary school is offering three learning models: in?

"* person for pre?*k through 5th graders... hybrid learning for middle and high schoolers and distance learning with their family flex option.

Walz is satisfied with how the school year has gone so time: 21 seconds, gov.

Tim walz "we've got over half of our students in in?

"* person, our goal was especially, and the educators here who know this well, we felt it was critically important for younger grades to be back the best we could, we also know the data seems to support transmission level, we're still learning but probably a safer situation with that bieng said, the creativity that's come out of this makes sense to us."

Walz maintains that the learning models going forward must be guided by thanks isabella.

As a former teacher... walz says he trusts teachers and administrators to make good decisions ?

"* that's why he is confident in his decision to reopen schools using the learning models isabella outlined.