Virtual Classrooms

Santa Fe Public Schools announced a shift to remote learning on Thursday for grades K-12 after being notified of potential power shutdowns and Internet outages due to high winds and fire conditions.

The Kentucky Board of Education moved to limit enrollment in virtual schools in light of academic underperformance, but lawmakers blocked the measure and proposed to stop enrollment restrictions on virtual schools until 2028.

The editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette argues that Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools are failing students while siphoning money from public schools, and they need accountability.

More than $20,000 from the Maryland State Department of Education will go toward gifted and talented education programs, including game-based learning software designed to develop analytical thinking skills.

With a team of teachers and an evidence-based approach, virtual tutoring startup Reading Futures is helping upper elementary, middle and high school students with the lowest reading scores in schools across six states.

North Carolina's largest public school district is reconsidering the possibility of remote learning in lieu of canceling school due to weather, as long as teachers have notice to prepare when a storm is coming.

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School students do virtual learning up to four times a year, sometimes in place of a snow day, because learning to work over Zoom or Teams is part of their education.

The University of Maine, the Maine College of Art & Design, Husson University and the University of New England are expanding their online offerings amid growing demand for flexibility and degree-completion programs.

Opening this fall in Arizona, Unbound Academy will use AI to condense core academic lessons to two hours a day, followed by workshops, mentorship sessions and student-led projects, per the school’s charter application.

Federal COVID-19 relief initially provided the funding source to equip students with Chromebooks and other devices to use at home and school. Absent those dollars, many entities can’t afford their replacement.

Learning opportunities in correctional facilities help prepare inmates to successfully transition back into society. Nucleos and iCEV are working together to make that experience easier and more accessible.

A virtual tutoring program called Brainy Bulls connects grade school students in Western New York with vetted UB undergrads and graduate students to receive help in English, math, science or social studies on Zoom.

Albuquerque Public Schools and Central New Mexico Community College shifted to online courses Thursday in light of a winter storm warning, while the University of New Mexico canceled classes altogether.

Studies have found students at Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools, which are run by unelected boards of nonprofit trustees, don't perform as well as traditional school district students, yet they rarely get shut down.

Cyber charter schools are drawing students, and therefore state dollars, away from the local districts that fund them, raising concerns among rural district leaders about whether the financial burden is sustainable.

At a time when the incidence rates of autism and behavioral issues are on the rise, online charter schools are becoming an increasingly popular option, but local districts warn there are downsides for students.

Higher education is uniquely vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks, presenters at one EDUCAUSE Annual Conference session said, and institutions should work together to address their vulnerabilities. Training and awareness are vital.

Texas State University partnered with the ed-tech company Risepoint to offer more bachelor's and master's degree programs in high-demand fields, part of a national trend of moving classes online to attract more students.