US Schools Deploy Remote Learning on Unprecedented Scale

Millions of US students will abruptly switch to learning remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic, pushing school administrators and teachers to establish on the fly ways to transfer the classroom to the home. Teachers are incorporating educational technology that has never been used on this scale while also dealing with the limitations of internet access in some homes. Thirty-five states so far have mandated that all schools close in an effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, affecting at least 69,000 schools and about 35.9 million public-school students in kindergarten through 12th grade. A school’s ability to transition to a full-time online setting is complicated by socioeconomics. Experts suggest keeping things simple: Invest in two 30-minute high-quality reading sessions a day and engage in math exercises.