EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Countless parents in East St. Louis say they are relying on minimal resources while struggling to gain internet access to help their children participate in remote learning at area schools during the coronavirus pandemic. East St. Louis is a largely Black community where nearly […]
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Who ya gonna call? Remote learning help for teachers and parents
Not long after schools closed because of the coronavirus last spring, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched a hotline for teachers who were struggling to launch new technology for remote leaning and trying to figure out how to teach with it. Within a few weeks, hundreds of teachers — and eventually […]
how schools are meeting the need during remote learning
The two bright-eyed second graders huddled together looking at a laptop during music class in their makeshift remote classroom at the Boys and Girls Club in Paulsboro. © JESSICA GRIFFIN/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Josciah engaged in a Zoom session with his music class at the Paulsboro Boys & Girls Club in […]
Donaldson Donates 200 Laptops to Support Educational Success for Underserved Students’ Remote Learning at Prodeo Academy
Leaders at Donaldson Company, Inc. and members of the company’s corporate tutor team delivered 200 laptops to Prodeo Academy, a network of tuition-free preparatory schools in the Twin Cities metro area that develop students in PreK-8th grades to be critical thinkers and reflective leaders. When the pandemic necessitated the transition […]
Remote learning has been a disaster for many students, but some kids have thrived
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. John was having some trouble in class. The seventh-grader had been diagnosed with ADHD and a language disorder that makes processing verbal and nonverbal cues a challenge. Despite extra support he […]
Internet gaps in New York cities complicate remote learning. Here’s how
CLOSE Trachelle Bivins and her 5-year-old son, Ondrae Florence, come to the Central Library of Rochester to work on his RCSD online learning. New York State Team Story Highlights Thousands of students and families are attempting to access remote learning without a stable internet connection at home. Most cities have […]
Some children thrive in remote learning.
“He just gets distracted,” said his mother, Alex, who spoke on the condition that her last name be withheld to protect her son’s privacy. “That’s his biggest issue.” And then, suddenly, John was no longer in class. Like millions of other American schoolchildren, he was pushed into remote learning from […]
Sarasota teachers unhappy teaching in-person and remote students
Ryan McKinnon | Sarasota Herald-Tribune Teachers in the Sarasota County School District are widely dissatisfied with a new requirement for them to provide both in-person and remote instruction, and district leaders are working on adding preparation time for teachers into the school calendar in the coming months in response. Surveys […]
How schools are creating internet hotspots for students in the era of remote learning
After providing Wi-Fi buses for students at the end of last school year, many school districts are finding new ways to keep kids connected. (Photo: Getty Creative stock photo) With this unprecedented school year just beginning, many districts across the country have had to figure out ways to ensure their […]
After six months of remote learning, tech for students still a work in progress, limited by funding | Education
The shift to remote learning over a weekend in March meant Manchester had to make sure every student had a computer to use for schoolwork. Six months later, it’s still a work in progress, said Stephen Cross, the school district’s chief information officer. At the beginning of 2020, Manchester was […]
Chicago Public Schools begins a new year amid scramble to get all students connected for remote learning
Surrounded by four computer monitors, Nightingale Elementary teacher Lauren Kullman joked that she felt like she was producing the Emmys. But it was just the first day of school. © Jos M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/TNS Javier Lopez, 8, a Chicago Public School student at Skinner North Classical Elementary […]
51% of Students Do Not Always Have Access to High-Speed Internet, An Essential for a Mostly Remote Fall Semester
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — More than half (51%) of students lack consistent access to high-speed Internet and WiFi, according to a new survey from Visual Objects, a visual guide to finding and hiring creative firms. Internet accessibility issues created academic performance disparities during remote learning in the spring 2020 […]
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