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‘Learning pods' taking root in Black, Latino neighborhoods

Meghan E. Irons

February 14, 2021 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

In Boston, four organizations that serve Black and Latino families formed an alliance to provide low-cost learning pods to students of color. Run out of two churches, the full-day learning pods “serve nearly two dozen kindergarten through sixth-grade students.” The service comes at a crucial time, since pandemic learning is leaving behind students of color who already were at a disadvantage.

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South Shore PreK–8 Helps Sustain Families Through the Worst of Times

Ari Robin McKenna

February 10, 2021 |

South Seattle Emerald |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

A Seattle elementary school is providing students with meals and pantry items that are delivered to their doorsteps. In addition to food, 200 Wi-Fi hot spots, books, clothing, help with paperwork in multiple languages, and even laptop repairs were provided by the school. A team of volunteers and support from Backpack Brigade makes the donations and deliveries possible.

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A handful of Washington schools are rapid testing staff and students for COVID-19. Is it working?

Hannah Furfaro

February 08, 2021 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

13 Washington school districts are piloting COVID-19 testing. By doing so, they can catch stop asymptomatic people from spreading the virus, offer testing to families who might not have access, and add a “sense of security for many staff members who are nervous.” Three of the districts participating “have tested more than 4,000 people using nearly 10,000 tests.”

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One district's creative approach to 'COVID slide?' Night classes for elementary students

April Barton

February 08, 2021 |

Burlington Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

A school district in Atlanta found success in a program designed to keep students involved in remote learning. Henry County School District turned to optional evening school to provide flexibility to parents and K-5 students with varied schedules across its schools. The program also condensed six hours of school into three in order to reduce the amount of time younger students need to stay logged on. Close to 250 students participated in the program. Parents are also able to opt their children in or out of the program based on their preference.

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This Cambridge high school made changes during the pandemic, leading to remote-learning success

James Vaznis

February 05, 2021 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Although the pandemic brought many difficulties to school across the globe, some institutions saw it as the time to innovate and rethink learning delivery. Cambridge High School Extension Program, "an alternative school for academically struggling students," decided to start school later in the day, schedule one-on-on sessions for students with their teachers, and distributed computers and Wi-Fi hotspots. The result has been nearly a 50% decrease in the number of chronically absent students, and an increase from 20 to 60% of students achieving honor roll.

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As Port Angeles reopens its schools, students readjust to routine

Dahlia Bazzaz

February 01, 2021 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Port Angeles, Washington

A school in the city of Port Angeles has been reopened since October 2020, it offers valuable pandemic lessons for other schools that are in the process of reopening. Aside from logistical things like temperature checks, there are other things teachers are looking out for in classroom: mental health, energy levels, and teaching kids how to learn again. “Right now, my priority is less about content, and more about executive functioning — reteaching students how to learn."

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A school for the underprivileged at Indian farmers' protest site

Bilal Kuchay

January 22, 2021 |

Al Jazeera |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

More than 160 children from near the Singhu border in northern India attend Sanjhi Sathh, a makeshift school run by farmers. The school is open on weekdays from 11:30am to 2pm, and helps children keep up with their school lessons by providing a safe space for them to study, as well as actual lessons on topics like English, Hindi, math, science, and art classes.

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L.A. Unified experiments with new tutoring program during pandemic

Betty Márquez Rosales

January 21, 2021 |

EdSource |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Step Up is a pilot tutoring program that was launched to help students in the Los Angeles Unified School District navigate virtual learning during the pandemic. The program is only open to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders, and pairs them up with tutors if their teachers opt into the program. So far, nine schools are part of the program, representing 402 students.

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How Texas Teachers Are Prioritizing Basic Skills as Instruction Time Gets Crunched During the Pandemic

Bekah McNeel

January 21, 2021 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

To counteract learning loss imposed by the pandemic, San Antonio teachers are focusing on the most essential skills- reading and math for kindergartners through second graders. By prioritizing a specific set of skills like phonetics and arithmetic, they anticipate students will stay on track with their grade level. “We knew we had to prioritize in order to stay on grade level.” Based on their own yearly assessments, it seems the strategy is working.

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Cleveland learning pods help ESL learners during remote learning, but space, funding are limited

Conor Morris

January 19, 2021 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Learning pods are helping students in Cleveland access a safe and supportive space to complete their virtual school lessons during the coronavirus pandemic. Although space is limited at the centers and they can't replace the social benefits of in-person schooling, the students who have attended are able to catch up on the assignments they had difficulty completing at home.

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