Articles tagged as: distance learning
August 24, 2021
SW Indiana School Goes To Virtual Learning Due To COVID-19
Rockport Elementary School in Spencer County has entered its second week of virtual learning with more than half of its students and staff members in COVID-19 quarantine.
Read MoreApril 12, 2021
Despite Online Learning Challenges, Families Find Some Value In A Year At Home
This time last year, students had been sent home for spring break -- and many just now came back to the classroom full time. Remote learning presented challenges, but some say they managed to find value in the changes forced onto their lives.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2021
Indiana General Assembly Approves Virtual School Funding Bill, Sends To Holcomb
The Indiana General Assembly has approved full funding for schools operating virtually because of COVID-19.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2021
Indiana Virtual School Funding Fix Legislation Takes Next Step With House, Senate Approval
Lawmakers in both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly have approved legislation to provide full funding for schools operating virtually during the pandemic after the Senate approved its version of the bill Tuesday.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2021
Survey: Parents and Teachers Grapple with In-Person Learning
A new national survey from Public Agenda finds that only about a third of parents think they can handle the challenge of educating their children. But it also finds that teachers and parents are in broad agreement that in-person teaching during COVID-19 is dangerous.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2021
Virtual School Advocates Seize Opportunity To Voice Funding Frustrations, Parent Sues SBOE
An Indianapolis parent is suing the State Board of Education after it changed a policy to ensure full funding for students learning remotely because of COVID-19.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2021
Lawmakers Take First Steps To Fast-Track Virtual School Funding Legislation
Indiana lawmakers are fast-tracking legislation to provide schools full funding for students learning remotely because of COVID-19.
Read MoreDecember 31, 2020
Virtual Pre-K Reading Program Struggles To Find Children During Pandemic
An online literacy program aims to help children in poverty learn to read as they prepare to enter kindergarten, but the group is struggling to find families because of the pandemic.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2020
It's Not Just Teachers: Field Trip Destinations Are Developing Virtual Learning Too
The places usually primed for field trips have been thinking about remote learning just as much as schools.
Read MoreDecember 1, 2020
New Report Offers Clearest Picture Yet Of Pandemic Impact On Student Learning
A new report offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss among U.S. students. But researchers warn that many of the nation's most vulnerable children aren't represented in the new data.
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