distance learning

USC Wednesday released a survey of low-income families in Los Angeles which shows that many kindergarten through 12th grade students became disengaged, especially when home technology was lacking or unreliable when the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and they were forced to attend classes from home.

He sits behind the wheel and looks ahead as he starts to bounce in his seat. “Get on the Distance Learning Bus. Get on the Distance Learning Bus,” he sings as he drives down the road Some would think Brent Ford may have been socially distancing for too long. “Yeah, hey, it’s Brent Ford with Distance Learning Bus,” Ford...

Children who had preschool cut short in the spring are now being held out of kindergarten at higher than normal rates as many school districts begin the year online.

One local school district had used Acellus for two years for its home-school program with no complaints and was about to expand it to all students when it heard about the concerns.

A school district in the East Bay is dropping out of a controversial online learning program.

As the new school year began at Discovery Charter Elementary School, fifth-grade teacher Scot De Pedro resorted to skills he used while working at SeaWorld years ago to prepare for distance learning. “We’ve never done this before,” he said while sitting behind two laptops. “We’re trailblazers and these first few weeks is all about problem-solving.” Discovery Charter and the...

José Luis Pérez walked six miles to San Ysidro High School after the Sweetwater Union High School District cut bus routes, however, due to the pandemic he now faces new obstacles. “I get up at 7 a.m. to take out my computer, my charger, connect it and press my hotspot,” said Pérez, who now faces internet challenges with distance...

Let’s face it, this school year is looking a lot different for students and their parents since many school districts are at least starting the school year online. That unconventional territory can be a pretty intimidating idea for a lot of families, but it doesn’t have to be.

Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays in getting laptops and other equipment needed for online learning

California health officials released guidelines Monday for elementary schools to seek waivers that would allow them to offer classroom instruction, but recommended that local health officials not even consider that option in counties with the highest rates of coronavirus infection. The state Department of Public Health released the guidelines for public, private and charter schools seeking permission from local health…

Virtual learning is part of an increasing number of fall reopening plans, and districts are facing pressure to improve after many students got left behind this spring

With less than a month until school starts for Torrey Pines High School students, one family took their outrage over online classes to campus in hopes of influencing the district’s decision making. It was a small protests, but a passionate one. “Open it up and if there are some people that are apprehensive then so be it,” Torrey Pines...

School districts across California need hundreds of thousands of computers and Wi-Fi hotspots as the state’s students prepare to start the new school year via full-time distance learning, according to a survey conducted by the state Department of Education.

With kids likely doing distance learning in the fall, NBC 7 was curious about what that means for parents and their jobs. NBC 7 reporter Jackie Crea spoke with an employment attorney, Adam Rosenthal to get details that can help a parent worried their job will be jeopardized due to child care. Q: “What kind of rights do they have…

With plans for in-person learning at schools in a state of flux, there is one business that is booming. The tutoring business.    Mathnasium is a center where tutors help students with math at various locations. Besides doing online tutoring, Mathnasium also offers in-person, one-on-one tutoring at its centers, which now has plexiglass at each desk, and has been...

Some Bay Area school districts are planning to keep students at home in the fall with 100% distance learning programs, and it’s not going over well with parents.

Some school districts around the United States are calling an early end to the school year and pulling the plug on distance learning

The frustration of parents is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of total distance learning

Educators in several states are broadcasting lessons over television airwaves to help keep students engaged while schools are shut down for the coronavirus outbreak.

Distance learning varies from district to district, school to school, and teacher to teacher. Some parents say their students are doing well, but others worry it is not enough. As distance learning develops, it is clear it is uneven and there are a lot of variables that make it that way. Students and teachers at the School for Entrepreneurship and…