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In New Jersey, the state restricts the circumstances in which remote learning can be used. State law generally mandates students be in a classroom for the day to count toward the minimum days of instruction. If schools remain closed for three consecutive days, remote learning can count towards the minimum days of instruction, according to the law.
Though New York City schools didn’t see systemwide problems, there were pockets of frustration logging into Google classrooms. Classes will resume in-person on Tuesday, officials said.
The New York City Council is zeroing in on the struggles schools and students had with remote learning in February when the city moved classes online instead of calling a snow day during a storm, while most other districts across the tri-state canceled ...
New York City's public schools chancellor said the city did not pass Tuesday's remote-learning “test” because of technical issues. “As I said, this was a test. I don’t think that we passed this test,” David Banks said at a news briefing, adding ...
I’ve been in academics for more than 20 years as a member of the physics faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. Here, the department is small enough that all of us get to share in the course load, which is quite nice—it ...
The icy weather that closed Mat-Su Borough schools last week might add extra school days to the school calendar, due to a recent policy change by the state's education commissioner. When the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools in 2020, the Mat-Su Borough ...
Online learning isn't exactly new—its origins go all the way back to the 1960s. Still, the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated its use as students all over the world were forced to transition to remote learning. Now, five years later, we're still settling into ...
Minneapolis Schools Offer Remote Learning as Tensions Rise Over Federal Immigration Enforcement MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month, officials said Friday, responding to concerns ...
This month’s episode explores how remote and digital learning has evolved beyond emergency pandemic measures into strategic, purpose-driven educational approaches. DLAC’s John Watson distinguishes between emergency remote learning during the pandemic ...