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3 out of 4 children faced combination of challenges to access online education due to Covid-19: Survey

by Cassondra Kame on April 21, 2021 in Education Foundation

3 out of 4 children faced combination of challenges to access online education due to Covid-19: Survey

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the education sector globally. Classes have been suspended to enforce social distancing, and educational institutions, from schools to universities, have shifted to online methods of teaching and evaluation. Still, there is no certainty about when normalcy will be restored. This has encouraged some sort of permanent tilt, if not a complete shift, to online education.

Online teaching is something many institutions are contemplating, but do most Indians have the bandwidth for online learning? Preliminary data analysis and an

Online College Is Worth Just Half Of An In-Person Education

by Cassondra Kame on February 21, 2021 in Education News

Virus Outbreak Kansas Daily Life — A woman wearing graduation attire is photographed in the middle of an empty street on the University … [+] of Kansas campus Sunday, April 26, 2020, in Lawrence, Kan. The campus has canceled in-person classes and is instead offering remote learning, as part of attempt to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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A college education delivered online is worth half as much as one earned traditionally, in person.

That, it seems, is the opinion of lawmakers in Kansas who have advanced a proposal mandating 50% refunds for tuition paid last spring and fall for

Teen Hunters Can Now Take Education Requirements Online

by Cassondra Kame on October 16, 2020 in News

ACROSS WISCONSIN— Students of all ages can earn their Wisconsin hunter education safety certification through a single, online-only hunter education course under a temporary change approved by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

The temporary change allows those under age 18 to take the online-only course from Oct.15 through Dec. 31, 2020, according to a media release from the DNR.

Those interested in taking the online-only course who are over 18 years of age may continue to do so.

As a result of the pandemic, the DNR reviewed the available methods for delivering hunter education. A survey of volunteer

Shaker Schools To Begin Year With Online Education Only

by Cassondra Kame on August 1, 2020 in Education Publishing

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — Following recommendations from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, the Shaker Heights Schools will begin the year remotely on Aug. 31.

All in-person athletic practices, events and conditioning are suspended immediately, the district announced.

“These decisions are being made in accordance with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health’s recommendation that all public schools within its health jurisdiction begin the school year remotely and that schools discontinue extracurriculars such as sports and other activities during the remote learning period,” the district said in a letter to families.

Remote-only education will continue for at least a quarter, though

Howard County high school students worry about what’s lost in online schooling

by Cassondra Kame on July 20, 2020 in Education Foundation

When Doniele Cooper, a rising senior at Wilde Lake High School, heard last week that Howard schools will start the new school year online, he was stunned.

“Oh my god, are you kidding me?” he asked. “I can’t believe this.”

The Howard County Board of Education approved a plan on Thursday, July 16 to teach students solely via online instruction until at least Jan. 28, answering the much-anticipated question: Would students be headed back to the classroom anytime soon amid the coronavirus pandemic?

A minute later, Cooper began processing the news. Half, if not all, of his senior year of