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WN TBD: What If They Close All the Schools?
WN TBD: What If They Close All the Schools?
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Mar 13, 2020
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Last week, the superintendent of the Northshore school district near Seattle made a difficult decision. With the coronavirus spreading rapidly in the area, she closed all 34 schools in her district and moved all classes online. But for many schools, remote learning at this scale simply isn’t an option.
With new cases appearing around the country, how will schools respond? And what happens when you send millions of students home for weeks on end?
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Last week, the superintendent of the Northshore school district near Seattle made a difficult decision. With the coronavirus spreading rapidly in the area, she closed all 34 schools in her district and moved all classes online. But for many schools, remote learning at this scale simply isn’t an option.
With new cases appearing around the country, how will schools respond? And what happens when you send millions of students home for weeks on end?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Mar 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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