Emery Unified Confronts ‘Digital Divide’ during Ongoing School Closure
Source: The E'ville EyeEmery Unified has always been a tiny school district packed with heart and spunk. That much hasn’t changed. But just about everything ar…
Will kids affected by the digital divide be ready for next school year?
Source: MultiBriefsA poll of California parents conducted from March 26 to April 1 showed that a majority fear major educational setbacks for their children du…
What parents are saying about California’s coronavirus-related school closures
Source: CalMattersThere’s an adage among civil rights activists that solutions come from those closest to the problem. That’s especially true now.With the coro…
How do you learn remotely with no internet? SLO County families struggle to connect
Source: The TribuneFor Nishca Cross, every day she can’t get internet at home is another day her sixth-grade son loses ground in his education.The San Miguel m…
What parents are saying about California’s coronavirus-related school closures
Source: Elisha Smith Arrillaga in Cal MattersThere’s an adage among civil rights activists that solutions come from those closest to the problem. That’s especi…
Letter grades? Pass/no pass? A’s for all? Districts differ on grading online learning
Source: EdSourceAs school communities embrace distance learning, districts are now trying to figure out how to fairly grade students for the rest of the semest…
Over a million California students still lack access to remote learning
Source: Cal MattersMore than a month since officials closed schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, California officials said a two-week blitz led by First Partn…
50 Million Kids Can’t Attend School. What Happens to Them?
Source: New York TimesThe learning setbacks that schoolchildren commonly experience over a summer vacation can easily wipe out one or two months of academic gr…
What an interrupted school year means for these college students
Source: PBS News HourThe coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the academic year of some 20 million college students as campuses are shuttered nationwide. Many of…
‘Historic academic regression’: Why homeschooling is so hard amid school closures
Source: USA TodayAt 8:40 a.m., a mindfulness coach at a private preschool in Miami used Zoom to greet toddlers lounging on carpets, beds and couches at home. T…
Sacramento-area private schools shifted to online learning weeks ago. How they did it so fast
Source: Sacramento BeeTaylor van Loben Sels, a junior at Christian Brothers High School, wasn’t sure how her school could transition her favorite classes to re…
California schools’ response to pandemic varies widely
Source: Cal Matters This was included in the Mountain View Voice and The Record. Their schools sit just five miles apart on opposite ends of Southern Californ…
Morning Report: San Diego Is Flattening the Curve
Source: Voice of San DiegoSan Diego public health officials say that aggressive social distancing measures put in place over the past few weeks appear to be wo…
As Bay Area schools kick off distance learning, attendance raises equity questions
Source: Mercury NewsDuring the first week of distance learning at Summit Rainier in East San Jose, 10 of Gwindale Person’s 24 special education students didn’t…
The Learning Curve: Everything Sucks, New Parent Survey Reveals
Source: Voice of San DiegoA new survey this week tells us something we already knew: The vast majority of parents feel completely unequipped to guide their chi…
San Diego Unified pandemic costs could reach $71 million
Source: San Diego Union TribuneThe COVID-19 pandemic could cost San Diego Unified School District $71 million — $19 million for the rest of this school year an…
Most parents are worried school closures will leave their students behind, survey finds
Source: EdSourceFour out of 5 parents of California public school students say that school closures from the coronavirus are making them feel stressed, and 9 o…
NWEA data predicts students could be up to a year behind in math in the fall
Source: Education DiveData released Thursday by NWEA, a nonprofit assessment provider, predicts that because of school closures, some students could be as much…
Survey: Parents Terrified Kids Will Fall Behind As COVID-19 Closes Schools
Source: LAistNearly 90% of California parents are worried that their children will fall behind academically while their school campuses are closed because of t…
Survey: Parents concerned children will be behind due to school closures, poor internet access
Source: Sacramento BeeThis was also published in The San Luis Obispo Tribune and The Fresno Bee.Nearly 90 percent California parents surveyed are worried about…
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