Families despair over post-holiday return to remote learning
2 years, 11 months ago

Families despair over post-holiday return to remote learning

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Parent Latonya Peterson sums up her frustration over Detroit schools returning — at least temporarily — to virtual learning in three short words: “I hate it.” Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Detroit district this week joined a growing number of others in moving classes online after the winter break. In a letter to parents, Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said that in light of low vaccination rates among students and families, a return to the classroom would lead to “extreme levels of positive cases.” “The only way we’re going to get to the other side of this pandemic is if we move to higher rates of vaccination,” Vitti said. More than a third of Philadelphia’s 216 public schools have switched to remote learning through at least Friday, drawing an outcry from families that were given little time to prepare. Nicole Berry’s three children returned to Detroit classrooms last fall, but she has been keeping them home since she caught COVID-19 herself around Thanksgiving and got scared.

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The Remote Learning Revolution: Challenges and Innovations in Education
7 months ago

The Remote Learning Revolution: Challenges and Innovations in Education

Deccan Chronicle  

Remote learning is not a new concept. According to a study focusing on the role of teacher’s kinetics on student learning, it was found that students feel more engaged and develop a sense of accountability to improve when educators maintain eye contact. Inability to Regulate Student Dishonesty Yes, there are tools like Respondus Monitor and ProctorU that effectively restrict students’ …

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption
2 years, 3 months ago

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption

Associated Press  

When a water crisis forced schools back online in Jackson, Mississippi, fifth-grade teacher Ryan Johnson saw reminders everywhere of pandemic times. Two and a half years after schools switched to remote learning for COVID-19, he once again logged into online learning to see kids lying in bed at home while tuning in for his classes. “It’s going to be the …

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption
2 years, 3 months ago

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two and a half years after schools switched to …

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
2 years, 4 months ago

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year

Associated Press  

As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. “We don’t anticipate significant changes to our plan; we don’t anticipate significant disruptions,” said Charles Herndon, a Baltimore County Public Schools spokesperson. “We firmly believe that with the protocols we have in place that we’re going to be …

Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Leaders of Chicago Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the latest development in an escalating battle over pandemic safety protocols in the nation’s third-largest school district. The Chicago Teachers Union’s action, approved by 73% of members, called for remote instruction until “cases …

Remote learning still widespread even after Biden hits goal
3 years, 7 months ago

Remote learning still widespread even after Biden hits goal

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden has met his goal of having most elementary and middle schools open for full, in-person learning in his first 100 days in office, according to new survey data, but the share of students choosing to return has continued to lag far behind. The disparity reflects a trend that has alarmed education officials at all levels: Even when …

For some Black parents, remote learning presents opportunity to shield children from racism, hold schools accountable
3 years, 7 months ago

For some Black parents, remote learning presents opportunity to shield children from racism, hold schools accountable

Firstpost  

Even before the pandemic, concerns about racially hostile environments contributed to large numbers of Black parents turning to homeschooling. “This is the kind of area we live in, so you can imagine that you’re always going to feel protective of your children.” As schools reopen across the country, Black students have been less likely than white students to enroll in …

Some Black parents say remote learning gives racism reprieve
3 years, 7 months ago

Some Black parents say remote learning gives racism reprieve

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped her daughters off at school. “This is the kind of area we live in, so you can imagine that you’re always going to feel protective of your children.” As schools reopen across the country, Black students have been less likely than white students to enroll …

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely
3 years, 8 months ago

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely

Associated Press  

Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Biden administration. Nearly 46% of public schools offered five days a week of in-person learning to all students in February, according to the survey, but just 34% of students were learning full time …

As Many Parents Fret Over Remote Learning, Some Find Their Kids Are Thriving
3 years, 9 months ago

As Many Parents Fret Over Remote Learning, Some Find Their Kids Are Thriving

NPR  

As Many Parents Fret Over Remote Learning, Some Find Their Kids Are Thriving Enlarge this image Jessie Casson/Getty Images Jessie Casson/Getty Images Bobby is a sixth grader at North Brookfield Elementary School in western Massachusetts. "Whereas with remote school, they usually send videos, so he can rewind it as much as he wants and all the information's right there so …

New York City elementary students are back in schools. But older students will have to wait
4 years ago

New York City elementary students are back in schools. But older students will have to wait

CNN  

CNN — More than two weeks after the nation’s biggest school district shut down in-person learning, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed elementary school students back into classrooms on Monday. New York City elementary school students returned to classrooms Monday after remote-only learning for weeks. It’s just a fraction of the 1.1 million students enrolled in New York …

Report: Remote learning fails many New Mexico students
4 years, 1 month ago

Report: Remote learning fails many New Mexico students

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — As many as four in five New Mexico public school students are failing at least one class in some school districts, according to data made public Wednesday by legislative analysts. New Mexico is one of seven states that has limited much of its in-person public school instruction, with virtually all middle and high school students studying …

How To Tell If Your Kid Is Actually Getting Anything Out Of Remote School
4 years, 2 months ago

How To Tell If Your Kid Is Actually Getting Anything Out Of Remote School

Huff Post  

sakkmesterke via Getty Images Millions of children are learning remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic — but are they actually getting anything out of it? For some families, it’s abundantly clear that online learning just isn’t working, either because their kids can’t even access the classes they need or because they have kids so ill-suited to sitting in front of …

‘Beyond the reach of schools’: Remote teaching making it harder to identify students who need extra help
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Beyond the reach of schools’: Remote teaching making it harder to identify students who need extra help

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s hard to know what their struggles are, …

How Remote Learning Has Changed The Nature Of School Bullying
4 years, 3 months ago

How Remote Learning Has Changed The Nature Of School Bullying

Huff Post  

Imgorthand via Getty Images Remote learning may reduce bullying in some respects, but teachers who require students to leave their cameras on may give bullies more fodder for taunting. “Now we are in a situation where children’s entire, or the majority, of school experience is online ― that’s where all forms of human interaction will take place: flirting, passing notes …

11 Remote Learning Truths From Parents Whose Kids Have Started School
4 years, 3 months ago

11 Remote Learning Truths From Parents Whose Kids Have Started School

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Many kids across the country are starting the school year from the confines of their own homes, as both large school districts and individual parents are keeping students remote this fall. Teachers are doing their best, but they are ‘building the plane while flying it.’ Lots of grace, patience and walking away to breathe.” ― name withheld …

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids
4 years, 4 months ago

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids

Associated Press  

Joshua Claybourn is leaning toward sending his kindergarten daughter to in-person classes at a private school next month. “We’re being forced to make impossible decisions.” Across the country, chaos and disarray have marked the start of the school year as families await directives from district officials and, where they have a choice, make agonizing decisions over whether to enroll their …

National Summer School Initiative Aims To Improve Online Teaching
4 years, 5 months ago

National Summer School Initiative Aims To Improve Online Teaching

NPR  

National Summer School Initiative Aims To Improve Online Teaching With many schools moving to remote learning or a hybrid format in the fall, a group of public and charter school leaders are trying to make sure students get a quality education, even if it's remote. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Most of the nation's largest public school districts are beginning the fall …

Seattle superintendent urges no in-person schooling for fall
4 years, 5 months ago

Seattle superintendent urges no in-person schooling for fall

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Seattle’s school district superintendent has decided against having students return to the classroom in the new year school, saying the prospect of in-person learning is impossible amid rising coronavirus infection rates. Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau announced Wednesday that she’s recommending a fully remote learning model when school resumes in the fall. “The current trajectory of infection …

School reopenings: Several big US school districts extend remote classes into the fall
4 years, 5 months ago

School reopenings: Several big US school districts extend remote classes into the fall

CNN  

CNN — School districts across the country are being forced to reconsider their reopening plans and even reverse course for the upcoming school year, as coronavirus infection rates continue to spike and new hot spots emerge. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner said in a video announcement that more information on the details to the start of the …

Victoria's coronavirus lockdown means it's back to remote learning for thousands of students. Here are some tips that could help
4 years, 5 months ago

Victoria's coronavirus lockdown means it's back to remote learning for thousands of students. Here are some tips that could help

ABC  

After an extra week of school holidays for many students in Melbourne, the Victorian Government has confirmed it's back to remote learning for prep to year 10 students in locked down parts of the state from July 20. "Cook dinner together, play Play-Doh, Pictionary, learn to braid, look at character traits like flexibility — a good one for right now," …

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