Locked Out of the Virtual Classroom
The New York Times Editorial Board references CRPE’s database on school district COVID-19 response plans in this piece on virtual learning.
3 Indianapolis charter school networks that are all in on virtual learning
The Fordham Institute publishes Steven Wilson’s commentary on three Indianapolis school networks that have gone virtual in response to COVID-19.
No Time to Lose: Autonomous Public Schools Go Virtual in Indianapolis
Three much-admired school networks in Indianapolis didn’t skip a beat in going virtual. At Purdue Polytechnic High School, which enrolls 442 students at two campuses in the city, remote learning kicked off this past Monday, after schools closed throughout the city last Friday afternoon. By Tuesday, 95 percent of Purdue’s North Campus students were attending […]
What We’re Learning from an Early Look at District COVID-19 Response Plans
This is the first in a series of updates on our findings on school district response plans. See our latest analysis here. Today, the Center on Reinventing Public Education is releasing an initial, baseline database of school districts’ plans for supporting students during unprecedented mass closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 100,000 public schools […]
Philly schools forbid graded ‘remote instruction’ during shutdown for equity concerns
Robin Lake is quoted in WHYY on school closures in Philadelphia.
As coronavirus closes schools, wealthier districts send laptops home with students. What about poorer districts?
Robin Lake is quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer on inequitable access to online learning.
As Outbreak Forces Schools to Go Digital, We Must Innovate—and Embrace Learning As We Go
I’m distressed that my hometown, Seattle, is ground zero for the U.S. outbreak of COVID-19. I am heartened, though, by the fact that our community is primed to offer innovative responses, including in K-12 education. As we face the prospect that the disease will spread in other parts of the country, it is imperative that […]
Coronavirus Takes Toll on K-12 and Higher Education
Robin Lake is quoted in US News & World Report on COVID-19 school closures.
