Local Black church creates ‘lifesaver’ program for families struggling with virtual learning
Naquari Whitehead learns about the solar system at School Without Walls, a program at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Madison, Wisconsin, that helps families struggling to keep up with virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Facebook)
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.
She found herself in the same place yet again: tired, anxious, and crying, trying to balance her own remote work with her son’s virtual learning. She watched as her son, Cam, a quick-witted, outgoing child, grew despondent.
