Some countries require students to wash their hands hourly and staff to wear masks By Marjorie Cortez May 7, 2020 SALT LAKE CITY — Never has so much thought and planning been put into Utah students’ return to public schools next term. Everything from when will it be safe for students, teachers and staff to return…
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Coronavirus-style remote learning could replace old model of education, Cuomo says
By Selim Algar and Carl Campanile May 5, 2020 | | UpdatedCoronavirus-style remote learning could replace old model of education, Cuomo sayshttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.384.1_en.html#goog_1318828078Play Video Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. Remote learning could replace the practice of a teacher standing in front of a classroom instructing students in the post-coronavirus area, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested…
No technology can replace schools: CNY teachers, parents react to Cuomo
May 8, 2020 By Mark Weiner Joyce Suslovic says she’s always innovating and thinking of new and inclusive ways to teach — even in her 41st year in a Central New York classroom. That’s why she took it personally this week when Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested that remote learning could become a permanent part of life for New…
Denver Public Schools to reopen this fall; combination of in-person, online learning
by: Emily Allen May 8, 2020 DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Public Schools announced it will reopen in August, but families should prepare for a combination of in-person and online learning. In a letter to DPS families, Superintendent Susana Cordova said DPS is committed to reopening in August. Cordova said health experts have advised the district to…
Hawaii teachers inundate Board of Education with testimony against pay cuts
By Susan Essoyan May 8, 2020 CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2019 This year started out with a bold move to combat Hawaii’s educator shortage by boosting pay for teachers in hard-to-staff geographic areas, special education and Hawaiian immersion. But COVID-19 has thrown the state’s once robust finances into turmoil. Pictured is Gov. David Ige at a…
Montana schools are reopening. Here’s what parents and teachers are saying
By Theresa Waldrop and Allison Brennan Thu May 7, 2020 Willow Creek, Montana (CNN)The children filed in, one by one, keeping their distance, to have their temperature taken at the door as Willow Creek School in Montana opened Thursday.”They’re incredibly excited. They are so glad to be back,” said Erika Wahl, the mother of two…
A Few Schools Reopen, But Remote Learning Could Go On For Years In U.S.
May 7, 2020 ANYA KAMENETZ A worker passes public school buses parked at a depot in Manchester, N.H., last month. The state’s public school buildings are closed to students through the end of the academic year.Charles Krupa/AP May 7 is the date that Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democrat, declared it was safe to open…
With Maryland public schools closed until the end of the year, school leaders turn focus toward students’ eventual return
By LIZ BOWIE |MAY 07, 2020 | No one really thought they would return to school buildings this year, not students, not teachers, and certainly not school leaders. But the announcement Maryland’s school superintendent made Wednesday to keep schools closed for the rest of the year closed the door with finality on middle school farewells, proms and…
Gwinnett reverses decision to order teachers, staff to work on site
The reversal of Gwinnett’s back-to-school order for teachers and other staff was issued Wednesday after the public outcry from teachers and district workers. The objections were contained in thousands of calls, emails, texts and social media posts to journalists at The Atlanta Journal Constitution; an online petition to school board members; and a letter to…
Do Families Now Understand What It Takes to Be a Teacher?
By Emily Tate May 6, 2020 Over the past two months, with school buildings closed to curb the spread of COVID-19, parents and guardians have taken on more active roles in their children’s learning experiences. Overnight, many parents—especially those with younger children—have been thrust into the role of homeschool teachers. In some ways, the sudden…
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