The Daily Yonder
‘It’s Patchwork’: Rural Teachers Struggle to Connect in Pandemic
Rural districts are loaning students hotspots, creating community access points, and distributing equipment. But the efforts are hit and miss and leave students at risk of missing out on their education.
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Packaged books for students learning remotely are left on a table outside Oakdale Elementary School in Brandon, Mississippi. In rural school districts nationwide, educators are coming up with creative solutions to internet connectivity issues and detachment among students. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Kayden Rosebur’s first year of high school didn’t go as she expected. Instead of meeting new friends and dashing through the hallways between bells, the 15-year-old joins her classmates remotely from her house in the rural Mississippi Delta. Her unstable internet service keeps her disconnected.