Snow Days Turn Into E-Learning Days for Some Schools

In what is proving to be an uncommonly chilly and snowy winter, thousands of schools across many states have been forced to close their doors -- often for days at a time. Although a lot of students have surely tossed their books aside in favor of sledding or video games, some schools are seizing on e-learning as a way to keep up educational momentum. Under an Ohio law that took effect in 2014, for example, districts that max out on "calamity" days can use up to three "e-learning days" to meet state class-time requirements and avoid having to tack extra days on to the end of the school year.