Virtual Schooling News Today

An expected vote on a bill that would raise new barriers to remote schooling was deferred Thursday amid a wave of opposition that left lawmakers scratching their heads. The held bill would limit most instances of remote schooling and levy new hiring requirements on districts still struggling to staff up their classrooms. The bill’s supporters […]

If you asked most families with young kids whether they’d do virtual schooling again after the shift to online classes during the pandemic, they’d likely say “never again.” But for Lia Carlile, it’s not a hypothetical — it’s a choice she’s made for her four kids. Her youngest, 7-year-old Samuel Carlile, met his first-grade classmates […]

Administrators say they have studied what works and what doesn’t from remote-schooling during the pandemic.

Virtual or online learning is revolutionizing American education. It has the potential to dramatically expand the educational opportunities of American students, largely overcoming the geographic and demographic restrictions. Virtual learning also has the potential to improve the quality of instruction, while increasing productivity and lowering costs, ultimately reducing the burden on taxpayers. Local, state, and federal policymakers should reform education policies and funding to facilitate on...

Parenting advice on day care, illness, and COVID.

Jun. 2—Fifteen minutes before showtime, the loudspeaker crackled to life in the halls of Gov. Thomas Johnson High School Tuesday morning. It was Principal Tracey Kibler with one final message for her graduating seniors, who were lining up around the school in their red caps and gowns. "It is 9:45, and you are 15 minutes away from experiencing one of the biggest days of your lives," Kibler told ...

Here are some ways to bridge the digital gap and make virtual schooling accessible for underprivileged kids.

Students, for their part, will likely have lost months of learning by the time they fully return to physical classrooms. Most kids yearn for social connection with their peers and teachers, and the pandemic has caused many of them to fall behind. Some lack stable internet access, and have resorted to sitting in the parking lot of their school to use the high-speed Wi-Fi needed for Zoom conferencing. Barred access to in-person schooling can put many American children at risk of going without mea...