Ellen Dorr News Today

From the moment schools shut down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear that many districts were ill-equipped to support their students from afar. They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. v. California Department of Education, which charges that schools in the state are violating the constitutional rights of children of color by not p...

× With a slow return to school buildings, cameras in Washington classrooms aren’t going away. What to do? By Joy Resmovits, The Seattle Times Published: February 9, 2021, 10:36am Share: Clark County school districts are pushing for online school when classes begin in the fall for the 2020-21 school year. (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian files) Lights. Camera. Fractions? The COVID-19 pandemic has turned teachers into videographers and content creators. To teach at a distance...