Some school leaders in Maryland pushing to end virtual learning for students
Maryland school leaders push to end virtual learning
School leaders in Maryland are pushing to end virtual learning for students. FOX 5’s Maureen Umeh reports.
ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Maryland State Board of Education is pushing against school systems offering virtual learning this fall without specific reasons.
FOX 5 s Maureen Umeh reports that their decision is based on the numbers that show that students do better in the classroom with a teacher.
Now the Board is looking to reinforce a resolution passed last month that calls for all schools to reopen for in-person instruction five days a week this fall, Umeh says. That amounts to 180 days of classroom learning for the school year.
Teachers need to focus on getting students back on learning track, not preparing for a standardized test. How do we expect such a test to give an accurate measure of learning when education environments have been turned upside down for a year?
Maryland State School Superintendent Karen Salmon is recommending all public schools give the new statewide test in reading and math for the first time this spring, but scaling back the total amount of testing.