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  >> Natasha Singer, The New York Times  Published: 12 Apr 2021 12:53 PM BdST Updated: 12 Apr 2021 12:53 PM BdST Rory Levin, 11, works at a desk at his familys home in Bloomington, Minn, April 5, 2021. Levin, a sixth grader, has been attending an online school and plans to re-enrol this fall. Virtual schools are poised to outlast the coronavirus, creating cohorts of students who may never return to traditional classrooms, though questions about remote learning persist. (Jenn Ackerman/The New...

March 9, 2021 While many teachers still endure remote instruction and the Zoom fatigue that comes with it, more and more are returning to schools. Over half the nations districts have reopened and children are returning to classrooms, including urban centers like Chicago and New York City—even if theyre peering out from behind plexiglass screens. Subscribe But as educators breathe a weary sigh of relief, will they simply snap back to the old normal? Hopefully not, for this is a poignant mome...

More Remote Possibilities It’s clear that emergency remote instruction over the past year hasn’t been a pleasant experience for most school districts. But continuing it after the emergency ends may have appeal. An appropriately titled RAND Corporation research report, “Remote Learning Is Here to Stay,” finds that one in five U.S. school districts plans to offer fully online learning even after the pandemic ends. The survey, conducted of RAND’s nationally representative ...

 E-Mail About two in 10 U.S. school districts have already adopted, plan to adopt or are considering adopting virtual schools after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The survey of district leaders indicates that virtual schooling was the innovative practice that most district leaders anticipated would continue, citing both student and parent demand for continuing various forms of online instruction. District leaders were united in their concerns abou...