Educators scramble to bring classes to the cloud as coronavirus shuts schools. Only 6 of 10 children have internet access at home — and in rural communities, that average is lower.
As coronavirus spreads to new areas of the country, educators are faced with a race against time to come up with contingency plans that would allow learning to continue should schools close. There’s also the issue of student services, especially providing nutrition. Around 30 million children receive free or reduced lunches on a daily basis at schools across the country, according to government data.
Some are preemptively shutting down for a day or more to allow teachers time to prepare physical packets to be sent home with students, said Domenech, whose organization is coordinating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and districts across the country on their response to the coronavirus.
It’s unclear how effective cloud-based learning can be for younger students and those with special needs, who often work directly with an aide or teacher.
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