WBAL-TV

Ongoing teacher shortage affects in-person learning, virtual class sizes

ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE COURSES. THE AVERAGE VIRTUAL LEARNING CLASSES AROUND 23 STUDENTS. WE LEARNED IN TUESDAY’S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEENGTI IS THAT THE SIZES ARE MUCH HIGHER. 35 ...
KSAT

Classroom Confessionals: ’Virtual is a failure and students need to be in class’

Students at school, wearing masks. (Students at school, wearing masks.) SAN ANTONIO – The in-person vs. virtual learning debate is still raging on with parents, students and teachers sharing their ...
Business Wire

Proximity Learning Acquires Coursemojo's Virtual Class Business, Strengthens Leadership in Virtual Synchronous Learning Nationwide

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proximity Learning Inc., an ESS Company and the pioneering provider of synchronous virtual instruction for K-12 education, announced today it will acquire Coursemojo’s ...
Business Wire

Class Technologies Announces Class 2.0: The Next Generation Virtual Classroom

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Class Technologies Inc., the global leader in virtual classrooms, today announced the upcoming release of its next generation virtual classroom, Class 2.0. Class 2.0 ...
Education Week

Is Virtual Learning a New Form of Exclusionary Discipline?

When pandemic-related restrictions were lifted, most K-12 educators and students gladly returned to in-person learning. A 2022 analysis of the nation’s 100 largest districts suggested that most either ...
LAist

Judge Orders Schools To Offer Better Virtual Classes For Students With Disabilities

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Virtual learning coming to one Wake high school after concerns from town, fire marshal

Crossroads FLEX High School has been operating in a business zone near the school district's Cary headquarters, according to ...
WLTX19

SC students in face-to-face classes outperforming virtual, hybrid peers, study says

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers are raising concerns about how students are being taught after new data showed lower test scores for students in virtual or hybrid learning compared to ...
NPR

Superintendent On Why Some Students Might Thrive Under Virtual Learning

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Jamie Wilson, Superintendent of the Denton Independent School District, about plans to offer a Virtual Academy next year for families who want remote learning. More ...
NPR

Virtual classes allow school districts to do away with traditional snow days

Pandemic home learning efforts could spell the end of snow days. Up to 40% of school districts now say they won't cancel classes when the weather is bad. A long-held school tradition is evolving. A ...
Education Week

We Love Virtual Learning: Students, Parents Explain Why

Until recently, Aiden, a Minnesota 7th grader, had a rocky K-12 career. He got into fights. He was suspended multiple times. He sat alone in the cafeteria. Though he is gifted, his string of Bs and Cs ...
CNN

Outdoor classes are safer. How can teachers make it happen?

When students return to Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this month, they’ll find a campus transformed by Covid-19. Masks are required outside of dorm rooms; fall sports are delayed.