remote learning

West Point officials say most of the 73 West Point cadets accused in the biggest cheating scandal in decades at the U.S. Military Academy are being required to repeat a year and eight were expelled.

A high school in Burlington, Massachusetts is moving class online Monday as officials deal with an outbreak of coronavirus cases, according to the district’s superintendent. In an email to families and staff Sunday, Superintendent Eric Conti said the district will switch to remote learning through April 12, citing 10 cases of COVID-19 in the past week. At least 130 Burlington…

A majority of parents felt their children’s education was compromised during the pandemic due to remote learning, according to a new poll. “Massachusetts residents have not been satisfied with the remote learning Massachusetts schools are providing during the pandemic,” Pioneer Institute Executive Director Jim Stergios said. “And they place a fair amount of the blame on the shoulders of...

In an email to families and staff Sunday, Superintendent Eric Conti the district will switch to remote learning through April 12, citing 10 cases of COVID-19 in the past week. At least 130 Burlington High School students are now in quarantine.

A majority of parents felt their children’s education was compromised during the pandemic due to remote learning, according to a new poll from Emerson College.

Burlington High School in Massachusetts is pivoting to remote learning beginning Monday due to a spike in coronavirus cases, Superintendent Dr. Eric Conti confirmed Sunday. In an email sent to the families and staff, Conti said the switch to remote learning will last through the week of April 12. Conti cited 10 cases of COVID-19 in the past week impacting…

As more kids return to classrooms in Massachusetts, the number of cases in school is on the rise, albeit slightly. Should we be concerned?

School today will be considered a snow day as they hope to resume classes tomorrow.

A massive infusion of federal money through the American Rescue Plan has advocates, politicians, and community members across Vermont more confident than ever that infrastructure investments will allow for the completion of a long-discussed goal to make sure everyone in the state can access broadband. The administration of Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, proposed spending just over $250 million in American…

A high schooler in Barre, Vermont says her home internet service is so bad, she must go to a McDonald’s parking lot in order to do her remote learning.

Cynthia Kriegman of Positive Parenting Boston gives tips on how to help your children get off to a good start to the school year through remote learning.

Swampscott High School is going fully remote for the next two weeks in what district officials are calling the “largest outbreak of COVID cases,” the Massachusetts town has seen throughout the entire pandemic. About 100 high school students and parents have either tested positive for COVID-19 or were in close contact with somebody who did, according to town officials. “These…

As the CDC relaxed its guidelines for distance for mask-wearing kids in schools, some in Massachusetts are pushing to keep school remote.

Parent sentiment is starting to tilt in the direction of a return to classroom learning due to the difficulty of balancing between their child’s academics and their own work and child care demands, according to a new survey of Massachusetts parents. Parents also remain concerned about academic losses over the last school year, according to the survey by the...

A Massachusetts city has banned the Confederate flag in its public schools in response to reports from middle school students who said they felt unsafe after seeing classmates display or wear the flag during remote classes. The 10-member Northampton School Committee on Thursday night unanimously approved of the ban on displays of the flag by students, staff and visitors on…

We take a closer look at how remote learning has disproportionately affected communities of color, how some states and cities have tried to help bridge the digital divide and the struggles students have faced over the past year.

By Jalyn Henderson. Most families around the country are now marking one full year of disrupted education and either partial or complete online learning. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson talked to students about how the year has impacted them — and to experts about what needs to be done to help children around the country make up the ground they lost.

One year ago, we were really just beginning to learn about the new coronavirus, watching it spread first in China and then making its way to the United States. “I remember being like, this isn’t happening,” said mom of four Meghan Anzalone. Arlington parent Akarshe Ramani said, “We just thought this was something that would stay for a few...

One year ago, we were really just beginning to learn about the new coronavirus, watching it spread first in China and then making its way to the United States. “I remember being like, this isn’t happening,” said mom of four Meghan Anzalone. Arlington parent Akarshe Ramani said, “We just thought this was something that would stay for a few...

A year after Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency with the arrival of COVID-19, we looked at the way remote learning took hold with what many thought would be just a few weeks out of classrooms.