Coronavirus: scientists caution against reopening schools
Due to the Coronavirus scientists caution against reopening schools. Study finds children may be as infectious as adults – but Unicef warns closures put vulnerable students at risk
Analysis: Halfway Through the Last Quarter of the School Year, Remote Classes Are in Session but Attendance Plans Are Still Absent
Districts have come a long way in providing comprehensive remote learning plans. But if their attention soon turns to commencement, summer learning and fall planning, it is unclear how much more progress will be made this school year
Osborne: COVID Slide Is Going to Make the Usual Summer Slide Even Worse. Time to Move to Year-Round School Schedules
Long summer breaks became the norm more than a century ago. Today, our graduates must compete with workers in knowledge industries all over the world. If there were ever a good time to try out a year-round schedule, it would be now
As They Already Do in Florida, More Families Are Going to Embrace School Choice, Personalized Instruction Post-Pandemic
Will more families embrace school choice after the coronavirus pandemic?
Online? In-person? How fall 2020 is taking shape for schools
Online? In-person? How fall 2020 is taking shape for schools. Classes could be split to attend on alternate days to maintain social distancing
Steiner & Weisberg: When Students Go Back to School, Too Many Will Start the Year Behind. Here’s How to Catch Them Up — in Real Time
In the aftermath of this crisis, schools will have an opportunity to provide students with far better academic experiences than before. It starts with a commitment to accelerating learning instead of ratcheting it ever downward
Bradford: Some Truths About Education in the Current Normal — There Will Be No Orderly Return to School in the Fall. Kids Will Continue to Learn Online. Epidemiology Wins
The rules governing ed policy now are unfamiliar. The new normal is something else: the current normal. Epidemiology wins; our choices should emphasize the good, if not the perfect, of continued learning against uncertainty, which isn’t going away anytime soon
AP Exams Are Still On Amid Coronavirus, Raising Questions About Fairness
Advanced Placement Exams Are Still On Amid Coronavirus, Raising Questions About Fairness
Bouygues: Online Learning Is Here to Stay — but Don’t Abandon Pencil and Paper Just Yet
Online learning is here to stay — but don’t abandon pencil and paper just yet especially for learning math
What It Might Look Like to Safely Reopen Schools
Three-quarters of U.S. states have now officially closed their schools for the rest of the academic year. While remote learning continues, summer is a question mark, and attention is already starting to turn to next fall.