Remote/Virtual Learning

Education news, analysis, opinion, and lessons learned about schooling happening outside of schools including all-virtual schools and students learning from home during periods of school closures.
Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor speaks during a bill signing ceremony for a bill making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Oklahoma City.
Then-Oklahoma Attorney General John M. O'Connor, shown last year in Oklahoma City, issued an advisory opinion last December that bolstered the prospects of charter schools sponsored by religious institutions.
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School Choice & Charters A Proposed Catholic Charter School Is New Test for Religion and Public Education
With a favorable state attorney general's opinion in hand, Catholic officials are set to ask for approval of the first religious charter.
Mark Walsh, February 9, 2023
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School & District Management 5 Tips for Switching From Snow Days to Remote Classes
Two district leaders say communication, flexibility, and adaptability are key to success.
Caitlynn Peetz, January 23, 2023
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School & District Management Will Schools Actually Ditch Snow Days for Virtual Learning? The Outlook Is Still Cloudy
More districts are substituting some remote learning, but snow days are still an option in many places.
Caitlynn Peetz, January 20, 2023
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Policy & Politics Opinion How the Pandemic Changed Coverage of K-12
Popular topics over the past three years were nowhere to be seen before then.
Rick Hess, January 10, 2023
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3 min read
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Classroom Technology Opinion 3 Guiding Principles for High-Quality Virtual Learning
What separates high-quality virtual programs from unsatisfactory experiences? A former state education CIO weighs in.
Rick Hess, December 1, 2022
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6 min read
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Classroom Technology Schools Plan to Do More Business Online. But Most Don't Plan to Teach That Way
Online professional development, conferences, and parent meetings are likely to stick around after the pandemic ends.
Mark Lieberman, November 30, 2022
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Classroom Technology Remote Learning Linked to Declines in Achievement, Enrollment
Districts that stuck longer to fully remote learning have seen larger enrollment and learning losses, a study finds.
Mark Lieberman, November 28, 2022
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School & District Management Districts Are Ditching Virtual School. Is That Premature?
If interest rebounds, some districts say they're willing to reinvest in online options.
Caitlynn Peetz, November 11, 2022
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IT Infrastructure & Management The Tech Factors Linked to Higher NAEP Scores
Higher-performing students were more likely to have access to computers, the internet, and daily, real-time lessons during the pandemic.
Alyson Klein, November 2, 2022
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School & District Management Opinion The 5 'Best' Decisions School Districts Have Made
What they all have in common is a philosophical shift to put the focus on engaging students.
Larry Ferlazzo, October 25, 2022
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Teaching Profession Q&A The Surprising Ways Teachers' Biases Play Out in Virtual Classrooms
The less teachers know about students, the more likely they are to judge them based on race and gender.
Arianna Prothero, October 13, 2022
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A Black man in jeans and a tan, short-sleeve shirt and navy pants holds a cell phone to his ear with one hand while he uses his other hand to drag a large grey trash can filled with water from a nearby tanker truck across a school parking lot.
Santonia Matthews, a custodian at Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Miss., hauls away a trash can filled with water from a tanker in the school's parking lot Wednesday. A recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems, forcing schools to switch to remote learning.
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School & District Management Emergency Readiness Lessons From a District's Water Crisis
District leaders in Jackson, Miss., relied on "muscle memory" to get kids back in remote learning when the city's water system failed.
Evie Blad, September 2, 2022
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