A call for clarity as students struggle to meet standards

High absenteeism and failing grades have plagued high schools during the past 10 months of distance learning, yet many educators are still unclear about how instruction models and delivery methods need to change. “Many schools have chosen to either fail students or simply pass them through to the next grade,” points out Dr. Caprice Young, national superintendent for Learn4Life. “Both responses fail to acknowledge that no one is at fault for the crises we are experiencing. Flunking students who either lack the technology or the ability to learn while attending hours of online classes isn’t fair. Those students didn’t fail … Continue reading A call for clarity as students struggle to meet standards

COVID-19-compliant classrooms offered by Experity in Rockford

To support its local community during the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical and practice management software company Experity has offered free storage to the Harlem Consolidated School District. The 5,000 square foot space at Experity’s Machesney Park headquarters will allow schools in … Continue reading COVID-19-compliant classrooms offered by Experity in Rockford

Supply surge helps Washington’s underserved elementary students

Online donations poured in throughout August 2020 during PEMCO Mutual Insurance’s third-annual Supply Surge, resulting in more than 160,000 individual school supplies donated to support homeless and underserved students across Washington. The 2020 Supply Surge, hosted by the Seattle-based insurer, … Continue reading Supply surge helps Washington’s underserved elementary students