Schools Ditch Zoom Amid Concerns Over Online Learning Security
School leaders in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas are abandoning the videoconferencing service after reports of meetings being disrupted by intruders.
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Facing The Coronavirus Crisis, Musicians Take To Teaching Online
They can't tour. Their regular income streams dried up instantly. So many performers — from newcomers to world-famous artists — are hoping that virtual students will help them bridge the gap.
The Beat Goes On: High School Choirs Improvise In The Age Of Coronavirus
After cancelled musicals and spring concerts, choral directors across the country are going the extra mile to have their students' voices heard.
Children May Miss Meals As School Food Service Workers Fall Ill
After schools shut their doors in response to the coronavirus, districts raced to continue getting meals to students. Now, those efforts may be faltering.
K-12 Schools Try To Salvage The Term By Teaching Remotely
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR Education Correspondent Cory Turner and Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, about navigating from classrooms to computers.
Richard Culatta: Can This Crisis Revolutionize The Way We Teach?
What does a global pandemic mean for our education system? Educator Richard Culatta discusses the ways we can teach for better humans virtually... and the opportunity this moment presents.
Liz Kleinrock: How Can We Broach Hard Conversations With Kids, From Race To COVID-19?
When one of Liz Kleinrock's fourth grade students made a cringeworthy comment about race, rather than change the subject, she chose to turn the moment into a teachable one—and start a conversation.
Thomas Curran: How Can We Teach Kids To Accept Imperfection?
Many students feel unrelenting pressure to be... perfect. Social psychologist Thomas Curran warns that striving for perfectionism isn't just impossible—it's also dangerous to children's health.
Jacqueline Woodson: What Is The Hidden Power Of Slow Reading?
Novelist Jacqueline Woodson is a slow reader. Taking her time lets her savor each word brings her closer to each story, and it lets her pay respect to her ancestors who weren't allowed to read.
Listener Questions About Adapting K-12 Education During The Epidemic
NPR education correspondent Anya Kamenetz and Thurgood Marshall Academy Director of College and Alumni Programs Sanjay Mitchell answer questions about K-12 education during the COVID-19 epidemic.