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Manitou Springs schools to shift to online learning through Oct. 19 due to positive COVID-19 cases | Colorado Springs News

Manitou Springs schools will move to online learning Thursday after three people associated with the high school were diagnosed with COVID-19.

Superintendent Elizabeth Domangue announced the new infections in a letter sent to families, a district representative said Wednesday.

The district also has “multiple” others with coronavirus symptoms, Domangue stated, adding that the plan is for students to return to in-person learning on Oct. 19.

“The Manitou Springs School District community is interconnected both in and out of school, so this decision is rooted in a community public health approach,” Domangue wrote. “I know that this information comes to you with concern and other emotions, especially as families have made plans for students to be fully in-person and now we are having to make this shift for six school days.

“This decision was not easy, but we believe that is necessary to return to in-person learning together.”

Elementary students will

October 8, 2020

Hartford schools will ‘very likely’ shift to mix of online and in-person learning Oct. 19 as COVID-19 cases rise in the city

Hartford Public Schools will “very likely” decide next week to shift to a hybrid mix of online and in-person learning as a result of a sustained increase in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Luke Bronin said Tuesday, one of several school districts rethinking plans as new coronavirus infections rise statewide.

a man driving a car: Hartford, CT - 8/18/20 - Volunteer Michelle Harter distributes backpacks to students and outside Fred Wish Museum School Tuesday afternoon. Hartford Public Schools donated hundreds of backpacks at four schools Tuesday

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Hartford, CT – 8/18/20 – Volunteer Michelle Harter distributes backpacks to students and outside Fred Wish Museum School Tuesday afternoon. Hartford Public Schools donated hundreds of backpacks at four schools Tuesday

The first day of hybrid learning in Hartford, where students are currently attending in-person classes five days a week, would be Oct. 19, and a decision will be announced on Oct. 12, Bronin and Superintendent Leslie Torres-Rodriguez said.

The city’s announcement Tuesday came less than a week after West Hartford schools decided to delay their transition from a hybrid model to full in-person

October 6, 2020

New Britain to shift Roosevelt Early Learning Center, two Lincoln KEY Program classrooms to online learning after multiple positive COVID-19 cases

One New Britain schools program and another early learning center will close in-person classes and move to remote learning for two weeks after multiple COVID-19 cases were confirmed across the district.

Several cases were confirmed at Lincoln KEY Program, Roosevelt Early Learning Center and Smith Elementary School on Friday, although school officials did not specify how many positive cases were discovered or whether they were students or staff members.

The Roosevelt Early Learning Center and two classrooms of the Lincoln Key Program will now shift to online-only learning until at least Oct. 19, the district wrote in a message posted online Friday afternoon.

The New Britain Public Health Determined the cases at Smith elementary were isolated and no closures are required there, according to the message.

Earlier this week, multiple positive cases across four schools prompted closures Wednesday and Thursday at Pulaski Middle School and Holmes Elementary School. Other cases

October 3, 2020

Neenah Joint School District is the latest to shift all learning online

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Becky Allen welcomes a student on the first day of school at Tullar Elementary School on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Neenah, Wis. (Photo: Wm. Glasheen/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

NEENAH – The number of schools across northeastern Wisconsin to transition to online instruction continues to mount, as the Neenah Joint School District has decided to shift starting Monday.

The switch comes just a month since Neenah’s school year began and over 80% of the district’s more than 6,600 students returned to classrooms for face-to-face learning.

In a Friday afternoon news release, the district said the change is primarily driven by the dire situation of the coronavirus pandemic across northeastern Wisconsin.

The Oshkosh-Neenah area is currently considered the fastest-growing COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, according to a list maintained by the New York Times. Just hours before the change was announced, several Fox Valley health departments joined to

October 2, 2020

Norwich public schools, Norwich Free Academy to shift to online learning for 2 weeks as cases spike across city

Norwich public schools and Norwich Free Academy will shift to online-only learning for two weeks as public health officials try to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases in the city.

All public and Free Academy students will begin remote learning Friday and will not return to hybrid until Oct. 19 at the earliest, only if health metrics improve, school officials said.

It does not appear transmission has occurred at any Norwich schools as cases have spiked across age groups, demographics and neighborhoods, public health and school officials said. The shift to remote learning is only a precaution as officials look to stem the spread throughout the city.

“The transmission that we know of is not occurring within the schools, it is community spread, but we know public schools can be an avenue for transmission so we want to be as proactive and safe as possible,” public schools Superintendent Kristen Stringfellow

October 2, 2020

3 Stocks in Focus on the Massive Shift to Online Learning

The coronavirus pandemic has altered the very fundamentals of the way people live, procure and consume. There have been dynamic changes across every aspect of living, and education has been no exception. With millions of children affected by school closures worldwide due to the pandemic, the need for online education has become more pronounced.

The unprecedented health crisis, which triggered restrictions and trends like social distancing, has created a world that is more focused on technology. In fact, the education industry has been trying to integrate technology for quite some time now, and the pandemic has only accelerated the trend. The online education market is estimated to reach $350 billion by 2025, according to a ResearchAndMarkets report.

A significant surge in the use of language apps, virtual tutoring, video conferencing tools and online learning software has been witnessed since the outbreak of COVID-19 as schools and colleges moved to remote

October 1, 2020

Sudden Shift to Online Learning Revealed Gaps in Digital Literacy, Study Finds

When schools abruptly moved online as COVID-19 swept across the U.S. this spring, teachers improvised and traded tips on what worked with colleagues. Many also ended up serving as tech support for students and their parents, who themselves struggled to learn new tools as well.

That’s a major takeaway from a survey of more than 700 teachers in 40 states conducted this spring, just after schools first shifted to remote instruction due to the pandemic. The study, done by education professors at Bridgeport State University, posed five open-ended questions: What has been your experience? What are your challenges? How are you solving those challenges? Who do you rely on? And what other information do you want to give us that we should know?

“Digital literacy became a theme in all of this data,” says Heather A. Pacheco-Guffrey, an associate professor of science education at Bridgewater State University who led the

October 1, 2020

Canyons District’s Draper Park Middle School to temporarily close, shift to online learning

SALT LAKE CITY — Following a sustained increase in COVID-19 cases in the school community, Draper Park Middle School will close and shift to online learning for 14 days starting Tuesday.

No classes were scheduled at the school Friday because the school has been conducting parent-teacher conferences this week and Friday was a compensation day. Teachers will work Monday to prepare to teach virtual classes for the next two weeks.

Canyons School District spokesman Jeff Haney said there have been 16 positive cases of COVID-19 at the school within the past two weeks. According to the school district’s dashboard, 80 students and staff have been under quarantine the past two weeks. Some 1,430 students are attending the school in person this fall.

According to a letter to the school community, “the pause in on-campus learning was determined to be in the best interest of students, families and staff.”

The school

September 25, 2020

Ames students shift learning models based on COVID-19 metrics

Ames students shifted from fully online to hybrid instruction Monday. That means their school activities and sports can start back up too.Band members had been practicing virtually up until Monday morning. They performed the fight song as students walked in for the first day of in-person instruction.”It was really great to be able to see students enter our buildings again,” said Ames Schools Director of Communications Eric Smidt.Ames students returned to school Sept. 8. They’ve been online because of Story County’s high infection rate. “It’s definitely been a challenge, but safety has to come first,” said one Ames parent, after dropping off her kindergartner at Mitchell Elementary School Monday.Parents say they’re happy to see their kids back in the classroom half the time, with new safety measures in place. That includes required face coverings, sanitizing their hands when entering classrooms and social distancing when possible.“I’m really proud of the way … Read More

September 22, 2020

School Districts Are Facing Chromebook Shortages as Students Shift to Online Learning

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School districts are facing difficulty securing Chromebooks for students this year due to supply shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic.

With students across the country starting the school year at home, laptops and computers have become necessities to participate in classes or do coursework. Chromebooks — which run on Google’s Chrome operating system — have been a popular choice for students thanks to their low-price range. While high-end Chromebooks can cost hundreds of dollars, the most affordable models run just under $300.

But communities have been struck with Chromebook shortages over the last few weeks, due to high, nationwide demand for the machines and a slowdown in production.

According to the Associated Press, Lenovo, HP and Dell — three companies that make their own versions of Chromebooks — have said they will be short 5 million laptop units this year. The outlet said the

September 22, 2020