On the Other Side of the Outbreak, Will Virtual Classes Continue?
Leaders in some districts say remote teaching will now be a skill they will build even more in their existing teacher corps. Others are more skeptical. [Education Week]
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Schools Spare No Effort to Reach Students Without Internet Access
As the current crisis highlights a harsh digital divide, districts rely on offline communication and instruction to reach students without internet access at home. [The Hechinger Report]
Read MoreFor NYC English Language Learners, Barriers to Online Classes
Advocates and families are worried that the shift to online learning will leave students behind who drop out more than their native English-speaking peers in normal circumstances. [Chalkbeat]
Read MoreA Crisis in Remote Learning for Students With Special Needs
What do students who rely on schools for the personal, hands-on attention of specialists do now? [The Atlantic]
Read MoreSchools Offer Free Meals Like Soup Kitchens, but Without Federal Aid
Some cafeterias have taken on the role of community soup kitchens, even though the federal school meals program won’t reimburse districts for all the meals. [The New York Times]
Read MoreOnly About 84% of NYC Students Are Showing Up For Remote Learning, New Data Shows
Only 84.3% of students have had some kind of daily interactions with their schools, according to data released by the New York City education department. [Chalkbeat]
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In Quarantine Quarters, Parents Balance Babies and Remote Learning
Parenting toddlers and infants in quarantine is “an evolving roller coaster of emotion,” said one Queens mother.
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With Schools Closed, New York’s Computer Science Students Confront Uncertainty
“Nobody knows what to expect,” said one Far Rockaway high school computer science student.
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When a Part-Time School Social Worker Isn’t Enough
“New York’s made a big deal about mental health reform, but it hasn’t really trickled down into the schools,” said Tarah Montalbano, principal of William E. Grady HIgh School in Brighton Beach.
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