WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 As a result of the worst shock to education and learning in recorded history, learning poverty has increased by a third in low- and middle-income countries, with an estimated 70% of 10-year-olds unable to understand a simple written text , according to a new report published today by the World Bank, UNESCO, UNICEF,
February 26 2021
Chris Long, principal of Willamette Connections Academy in Scio, says the COVID-19 shutdown provides valuable insight.
This past year has been a game changer in the world of education. We should reflect back when Gov. Kate Brown closed in-person schools nearly a year ago to stop the COVID-19 virus spread. Oregon students not only used distance learning throughout the pandemic, but also during record wildfires and winter storms.
Traditional schools should be applauded for quickly implementing and evolving emergency distance learning over the last year. Large-scale change overnight is never easy, especially when prompted by a crisis. As a full-time online school leader I know the high-quality educational experience that Connections Academy provides was built specifically for the virtual environment. We are among several online public schools operating in Oregon for many years.