Teachers shifted to distance learning.
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I cant see the student in front of me.
I cant provide accommodations for those who are disabled.
Some students suffered technical problems with their issued laptops, Mireambeau said.
For others, this was the first computer in their homes, so they shared it with family members.
And there were kids who never signed on to the learning software at all.
But teachers in other parts of the county told him they werent having the same issues.
Some schools out west didnt need the technology more of your wealthier areas, more affluent, Mirambeau said.
Online learning data obtained by The Markupbacks up Mirambeaus observations.
In many cases, whiter, wealthier schools with higher achievement scores actually improved attendance after the switch.
Abranch of the organizationis running a tutoring program for kids adjusting to online learning.
Scruggs has since left her post to run for a seat on the county commission.
We know that our children are going to have suffered learning losses, she said.
Schools that were already on improvement plans because of low academic achievement had the biggest drops.
The county did not share or detail its analysis.
We have a responsibility, he said of alternative schools.
All school districts have a responsibility to having those needs addressed.
The district also lent 40,000 laptops to families and provided about 1,500 Wi-Fi hotspots to give students internet access.
Arja said 98% of students in the district connected with teachers through the remote process.
But data shows the students who didnt participate werent evenly distributed.
One will be heading into fourth grade in the fall, and the other into first.
Generazio, meanwhile, has been taking online college classes to become a paralegal.
But keeping up with the kids assignments, especially if they have strict time requirements, isnt always easy.
They didnt always meet time requirements for assignments and log-in deadlines for attendance.
You have two kids here that you have to play teacher for, she said.
The pandemic didnt create educational gaps, she said, but it definitely has exacerbated the problem.
And those gaps are becoming even harder to measure.
Broward Countys detailed records are an exception, not the norm, nationwide.
Theyve since given leeway for schools to begin the year with remote instruction.
Broward County is set to resume online classes this month.
Otherstateshave taken similar measures.
You have redefined, What is school?
And what having equitable access to learning resources looks like.
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