Aspen’s Center for Assessment offers testing advice
What is the happy medium between no testing and all-out testing as if we weren't in the middle of a global pandemic? Is there a middle ground?
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Let Them Play Sports rally planned in Md.
Some Md. parents in Anne Arundel Co. want the schools to allow students to play fall sports, starting now, not in the spring.
3 college bands during the pandemic
How are college marching bands adapting to the pandemic? Many are still putting together shows, but there's just a few things.
Trumps test positive for coronavirus
The president is infected with Covid-19 and is said to be on the job and in good spirits. We pray for his quick recovery.
1/3 of an Okla. school returns to quarantine
After only a few days of in-person instruction, an Okla. high school experienced a rise in Covid cases and has resumed remote learning.
Schools rethink the whole idea of snow days
Why have snow days anymore if we can have 'virtual learning' days, now that we know a thing or two about how they work?
New youth forum talks virtual learning in Md.
Virtual learning thoughts from a Md. HS: It can work and keeps kids safe, but it ends up being harder (you can't just ask a teacher if you don't understand).
IL brings 1000s back to school for SAT exam
Many IL seniors went back to their school buildings today to make up the SAT exam, which they missed last spring as juniors due to the pandemic.
Fewer kindergartners, more college drop-outs
The nation has experienced an increase in college drop-outs, esp. among low-income families, and an explainable decrease in kindergarten enrollment.
School opens virtually in most Md. districts
School is now in session across all of Maryland, and it's mostly online, despite calls to keep trying to get in-person instruction.