Minneapolis schools offer remote learning as tensions rise over federal immigration enforcement

Teachers will deliver lessons from their classrooms to students in the classroom and at home, similar to the way many did ...
Yardbarker

Mark Stoops was very flexible during negotiations on his Kentucky buyout

Mark Stoops is no longer Kentucky football's head coach. It was announced on Sunday night by ESPN's Pete Thamel, after Cats Illustrated's Jeff Drummond released the heads up first, that Stoops has ...
Frontiers

Key predictors of academic success in flexible learning environments: a PLS-SEM analysis

College of Education, Arts, and Sciences, Cebu Technological University Carmen Campus, Cebu, Philippines This study analyzed the predictors of academic success in flexible learning environments among ...
Phys.org

Internet use during pandemic illuminates urban–rural digital divide

There has long been an urban–rural digital divide, and the COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on this divide as internet access became crucial. Schools shifted instruction online; workers were asked ...
Las Vegas Sun

Many changes permanent after pandemic but students’ learning hasn’t recovered

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. The ...
Los Angeles Times

LAUSD settles suit to help students with pandemic learning setbacks — 5 years after disruption

Parent advocates annouced they have reached a settlement with L.A. Unified to address pandemic-era academic inequities. A key part of the agreement calls for high-dose tutoring for 100,000 students. A ...
The Washington Post

Virginia struggles to make up pandemic learning loss, new data shows

Virginia students made slight gains on state tests last year, according to new data released Wednesday, the first using a revamped exams pushed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Youngkin (R) celebrated the test ...
The Ithaca Journal

Class-action lawsuit filed against Ithaca College for remote learning during pandemic

Terms of the settlement are pending approval, with a hearing scheduled on October 28 in Syracuse. Ithaca College denies any wrongdoing. To take part in the settlement, affected students don’t need to ...
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In the Wake of the Pandemic, Flexible Work Arrangements Made Workers Less Likely to Start Their Own Businesses‌

For many small business owners, flexibility—the ability to set one’s own schedule and shape one’s work life—has long been a selling point for entrepreneurship. But COVID-19 helped make remote work and ...
The New York Times

After Surge During Pandemic, Homicides Fall Significantly

An analysis released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice shows that the majority of crimes the council tracks are continuing to decrease in 42 U.S. cities. By Ashley Wu and Tim Arango ...