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By: Brian Stack (commentary)
 The COVID-19 crisis of 2020, featuring unprecedented calls by states for social distancing and the emergence of remote learning in schools from coast to coast, has left our teens feeling helpless, especially our soon-to-be high school graduates. As educators, we need to help them through this difficult time. Consider the situation through their eyes.
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Education DIVE
The flexibility comes shortly after the passage of the CARES Act, which allowed for such flexibilities, and in response to what Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos says was a need expressed by education leaders for more resources. Initial findings from a survey released Monday by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, show over half of superintendents responding identified expanded online learning as a top cost their districts will incur in their response to COVID-19.
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EdSurge
Changes to a major standardized test usually take months — or even years — to develop and are typically announced well in advance of the first official exam sitting. Not so during a pandemic. On April 3, the College Board offered details about alterations to the AP tests it will administer this May. The changes were made due to school closures prompted by the spread of COVID-19 — which in a growing number of states may last until fall.
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District Administration Magazine
It has been a very busy couple of weeks as schools and families adjust to remote learning and work. Most of the country is practicing social distancing and engaging in new ways to learn, work and connect. However, we still need to have a social connection; it is important for all of us. Over the past week, "social" distancing as been referred to as "physical" distancing, implying that we still need to be social — not placed in isolation, but physically distant.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 According to Education Week, the spread of the coronavirus has forced the closure of at least 124,000 K-12 schools across the country, and learning has gone virtual. While K-12 educators are trying to shift to e-Learning in record time and continue teaching, they, along with students, are receiving a lot of help from the K-12 tech industry. Major education technology companies are making their paid services free through the rest of the school year and are even adding premium features to those.
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Education Week
President Donald Trump said he has the power to order schools to remain shut down to help contain the coronavirus — but emphasized he'd rather not override a governor's decision. Trump made the comments about his authority during his daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Friday, against the backdrop of a nationwide shutdown of school buildings and at least 19 states and three U.S. territories having either ordered or recommended that school buildings stay closed for the rest of the academic year.
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NPR
With most schools closed nationwide because of the coronavirus pandemic, a national poll of young people ages 13 to 17 suggests distance learning has been far from a universal substitute. The poll of 849 teenagers, by Common Sense Media, conducted with SurveyMonkey, found that as schools across the country transition to some form of online learning, 41% of teenagers overall, including 47% of public school students, say they haven't attended a single online or virtual class.
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We Are Teachers
A teenager sits outside a Subway with a laptop. His dad's work is in danger of shutting down, so having Internet access at home isn't a priority right now. Now he sits on the sidewalk, trying to do his work and keep from getting behind. And all I can think is, "What are we having him do that’s so important that he's outside a fast-food restaurant to access Wi-Fi? Can't we just give him a break?"
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eSchool News
The coronavirus outbreak and the resulting social distancing has led hundreds of schools and universities to move their instruction online. For students and educators who are comfortable with in-person learning and instruction, this rush to online education may be overwhelming. Fortunately, we live in a digital era where both students and educators are familiar with digital tools.
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Phys.org via University of Notre Dame
With 10,000,000 Americans filing unemployment claims and the coronavirus outbreak forcing longer stay-at-home orders, college graduates have more to worry about than missing their commencement ceremonies. Younger students who rely on resources provided by their teachers and schools are suddenly out of school for several months. Where will this leave the class of 2020 as they hunt for jobs and the generations behind them?
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By: Savanna Flakes (commentary)
 We've all seen the BBC video of the father interrupted during his important video call and the wife rushing in to grab the kids. Though hilarious, many of us are working from home and have children to care for. We are ultimately parenting, working, and teaching. School at home, home learning, homeschooling, not homeschooling — whatever we want to call this, it is important to note that children do not need sit at the computer all day or consume worksheets for seven hours a day. I'd like to share some best practices and resources for each subject area.
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Education Week
Education leaders are already bracing for a worse "summer slide" this year for students whose schools were shut down to curb the spread of coronavirus. But new research suggests the so-called coronavirus or "COVID slide" is going to be significantly worse. In one study out today, Beth Tarasawa and Megan Kuhfeld, reasearchers for NWEA, the Northwest Evaluation Association, analyzed student achievement and growth data from more than 5 million students in grades 3-8 who participated in NWEA's widely used MAP-Growth test in 2017-2018.
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Education DIVE
Using academic achievement for students in grades 3-8 during a normal school year for comparison, the organization's researchers estimate the decline in English would not be as drastic. Still, even with schools providing learning during closures, they suggest the "aspects of trauma and the current economic conditions" associated with the health crisis could negatively impact academic outcomes for "populations most historically marginalized."
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eSchool News
It can be difficult for schools to focus on education when threats of violence loom, but continuing campus incidents like Parkland and Sandy Hook have unfortunately made fear of future tragedies an ever-pressing concern for communities across the country. In the wake of these crises, administrators have been left grappling for new school safety solutions that, if they will not prevent such tragedies in the first place, will at least keep them from enacting irreparable damage.
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Chalkbeat
State policymakers should extend the 2020-2021 school year, lengthen the school day, or do both, plus assess student progress at the beginning of the school year to help educators help the children who need it the most. Those are some of the recommendations in a new report from researchers at Michigan State University, who analyzed state responses to the coronavirus pandemic and provided insight on the challenges schools will face when students return for onsite instruction.
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Gallup
As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to upend life in the U.S. and growing numbers of schools have announced closures through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, formal, school-sponsored distance learning programs for K-12 children are ramping up. In the two weeks that Gallup has been tracking the ways in which U.S. schoolchildren are being educated during the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage of parents who say their child is learning remotely through a school-sponsored online distance learning program has grown from 65% to 83%.
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EdTech Magazine
At Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts, students with special needs are using immersive technology to learn and practice important life skills. When school psychologists reported that some students felt anxious about visiting new places that came with unfamiliar sensory experiences, the district purchased a 360-degree camera to create virtual tours of various locations — from the district's middle school to the city's downtown area.
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Tech & Learning
Schools across the nation continue to stay closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Every day, districts are updating plans for teachers and students to continue to work remotely, educators are finding resources to support remote learning, and state and federal officials are providing guidelines on how to best handle student needs. However, in the rush to adopt remote learning and maintain connections academically and emotionally, are we ensuring all students are supported while away from school?
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Forbes
For students taking (online and take-home) exams this month, a new study reveals a possible way to improve memory recall: Listening to music while studying — and having that same music playing during the night. Researchers at Baylor University's Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory were curious whether there was a way to improve student performance and encourage them to have a good night's sleep.
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University at Buffalo via Science Daily
Personal growth and job skills have taken a backseat to an increased focus on standardized test scores in schools across the nation, according to new University at Buffalo-led research. The study, which analyzed the educational goals of principals at thousands of public, private and charter schools over two decades, found the shift in priorities is most pronounced in public schools.
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eSchool News
With many schools now practicing blended learning, it can be helpful for educators interested in blended-learning programs to know which ed tech tools are being used. For over five years, we at the Christensen Institute have been collecting data on blended-learning schools from around the world. In 2016, we launched our redesigned Blended Learning Universe — a hub for resources and research, including a directory of schools practicing blended learning.
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