The Palm Beach County School District sent notices home to nearly 22,000 parents last week, urging them to send their kids back to physical classrooms because they are at risk of failing.
The Palm Beach County School District sent notices home to nearly 22,000 parents last week, urging them to send their kids back to physical classrooms because they are at risk of failing.
The Palm Beach County School District sent notices home to nearly 22,000 parents last week, urging them to send their kids back to physical classrooms because they are at risk of failing.
Distance Learning is Failing in South Florida
Bottom Line: About a month ago we received the first quarter academic assessments for the 2020-2021 school year. The news wasn’t good. Actually, that’s a huge understatement. South Florida’s students experienced the biggest one-year decline in education outcomes in recorded history. Through the first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year here’s the percentage of 6th-12th graders who were failing in South Florida led by a decline in education outcomes due to distance learning in lieu of classroom instruction.
Broward: 11% up from 4% last year
Miami-Dade: 9% up from 4% last year
WPBF 25 News to Go: Saturday, January 2, 2021 Share Updated: 7:08 AM EST Jan 2, 2021
WPBF 25 News to Go: Saturday, January 2, 2021 Share Updated: 7:08 AM EST Jan 2, 2021
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Show Transcript it is Saturday, January 2nd. I m Ron Burke, Vanessa. Then it will have your first winning forecast in a moment. But first, here s your news to go. The state Department of Education has approved the Palm Beach County School District second semester plan. Across the state. All school districts were required to submit plans last month outlining how they help struggling students who are using the online learning format. Areas looked at will include absences, frequency of online portal access grades and test scores. Parents of students who are not making progress could eventually be required to take part in a parent conference if they wish to keep the online learning format. The Coast Guard has suspended the search for an overdue vessel between the Baham