Many questions remain as experts weigh options for getting children back into the classroom. By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstandingvalues. It is separate from the newsroom. June 6, 2020 Parents who have watched their children struggle with online…
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These millennials are reinventing the multibillion-dollar education industry during coronavirus
Mon, Jun 8 2020 By: Karen Gilchrist 8:10How the pandemic fast-tracked the multibillion-dollar education technology… In a new series, CNBC Make It speaks to young entrepreneurs who are pivoting their businesses, or starting anew, to address some of the challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has sparked the world’s largest-ever remote learning experiment. At…
I hated remote teaching during the Covid-19 lockdown. It should never replace the classroom
While some students thrived, many others flailed in the digital learning environment By: Amra Pajalic Sun 7 Jun 2020 One of my teaching colleagues returned to school recently to discover a student who hadn’t submitted any work this term due to not logging in and engaging with the lessons. It’s students like this who have…
Survey sent to Madison teachers details potential for cuts
Scott Girard June 6, 2020 Asurvey from Madison Metropolitan School District administration outlines the potential for more budget cuts coming amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with wage freezes and staff cuts among the options administrators are considering. The two-question survey, sent to staff Friday, states that the district expects an additional $5 million to $9 million…
Temperature checks, masks for teachers: California releases stringent school reopening rules
Dustin Gardiner June 5, 2020 SACRAMENTO — When California’s more than 6 million K-12 students return in a few months, they will face a starkly different learning environment. Students should have their temperatures taken every morning, with no-touch thermometers. Teachers should wear face masks or shields. Desks should be spaced 6 feet apart, separated by partitions…
Alabama prepares for more students to choose online school next year
Updated May 28, 9:22 AM; Posted May 28, 7:30 AM By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama’s schools could look very different when classes start again in August, and not just because teachers could be wearing masks. Alabama classrooms could also be missing hundreds of thousands of children. “There’s a real belief among all of us that we’re going to…
Back to school? 1 in 5 teachers are unlikely to return to reopened classrooms this fall, poll says
Susan Page USA TODAY May 27, 2020 Most Americans expect schools to reopen in the fall, but a stunning number of teachers and students may not be there. In an exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos poll, 1 in 5 teachers say they are unlikely to go back to school if their classrooms reopen in the fall, a potential…
Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education
By IHE Staff May 27, 2020 Purdue Board Approves Fall Reopening Plans May 26, 5:46 p.m. Purdue University’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved the adoption of a fall academic calendar featuring in-person instruction from Aug. 24 to Nov. 24, without customary university holidays or fall breaks and with the remainder of the semester to be completed remotely. At…
Cincinnati Public considering year-round school, one school visit a week, other ideas
Cincinnati Public School leaders are considering dramatic changes to education, such as year-round school, one visit to school per student per week or staggered scheduling to reduce the number of students in school at once. The coronavirus, which led to a statewide closure of schools in March, will continue to affect education in the fall, said Superintendent Laura…
Teachers, administrators hand-deliver diplomas to 2020 Mason graduates on decorated school buses
Cameron Hardin May 22, 2020 There are 881 students graduating from Mason High School on Sunday. But on Friday, a ceremony that no one ever expected will be held to congratulate them. Thirty buses will go door to door and hand deliver diplomas in a socially distanced version of a ceremony. “This is our home…
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