We reviewed the school reopening plans for 106 districts around the country. Here’s how they square with reality
Perhaps as to be expected, districts’ already lackluster plans for the start of school have been beset by execution challenges, confusing and tardy federal guidance, and barriers to student access.
How 18 top charter school networks are refining remote learning for the fall
Eighteen leading charter school organizations are strengthening curriculum offerings and modifying schedules — although their plans are less detailed than districts’ on remote learning improvements or lessons learned from the spring.
Remote Classes Are in Session for More School Districts, But Attendance Plans Are Still Absent
Six weeks into COVID-19 school closures, and at roughly the midpoint of the final academic quarter of this school year, we are stepping back to assess what schools and districts have accomplished—and the gaps in learning opportunities that remain—as students, teachers, and families prepare to close out 2019-20. Districts have come a long way in this […]
The Power of “How Are You?”: Teacher Check-ins in Remote Learning
Last week, Fairfax County in Virginia delayed the launch of remote learning due to technical challenges. Earlier in the month, Los Angeles Unified School District reported that about one third of their over 600,000 students were not logging into their online learning platforms regularly, and that about 15,000 had been completely absent since online learning […]
Districts and CMOs Are Making Progress on Instruction and Monitoring, But Lag in Grading and Attendance
Nearly a month has passed since the majority of districts across the country closed. This week we continue to track progress toward remote learning. We also look at attendance tracking for the first time. This week we saw more districts providing universal access to instruction and feedback on student work and progress monitoring. Of the […]
The Latest From a Nationwide Survey: Districts Continue to Struggle Toward Online Learning
This is the second in a series of updates on our findings on school district response plans. See our latest analysis here. Last week, we released an initial database of district responses to COVID-19, which tracked how districts were serving the basic needs of their students and families in the face of school closures. Since […]
