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Local Black church creates ‘lifesaver’ program for families struggling with virtual learning

In March 2020, when parents were thrust into the so-called new normal, Jodie Pope Williams, an academic adviser at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, had been able to keep her chin up: working from home and online learning felt fresh well into April and May, she said.

Then the summer rolled around, and things took a turn for the worse.