How is remote learning going so far this year as we head into the Thanksgiving break, roughly three months into the school year? A roundup of reports from around the country:
In LA, the school year started with a sharp drop in kindergarten enrollment: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-31/lausd-kingergarten-enrollment-drop">https://www.latimes.com/californi...
In DC, the racial achievement gap is growing much wider: https://twitter.com/PerryStein/status/1322231776283152385">https://twitter.com/PerryStei...
In St Paul, nearly 40 percent of high school students have failing grades: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/education/nearing-end-of-1st-quarter-nearly-40-of-st-paul-public-high-school-students-have-failing-grades/89-d3da0082-10e5-4673-b96c-9502a9044b9b">https://www.kare11.com/article/n...
In Houston, more than 40 percent of students are failing at least two classes: https://twitter.com/ChronJacob/status/1329880488589320196">https://twitter.com/ChronJaco...
In Fairfax County VA, the 11th largest district in the country, F& #39;s have nearly doubled: https://twitter.com/hannah_natanson/status/1331229035863691264">https://twitter.com/hannah_na...
I could go on and on. Feel free to add other examples. And of course, many were sounding the alarm on this months ago... https://www.propublica.org/article/the-students-left-behind-by-remote-learning">https://www.propublica.org/article/t...