The deadline for superintendent applications is 5 p.m. on July 3. Finalists will be announced at the July 18 board meeting. The board will name a new superintendent at the
Hackers want millions in ransom. American schools are considering the cost. Kevin Collier
The ransomware attack on her daughter s school was the last thing Glynnis Sanders needed.
Like most parents, Sanders has been performing a daily juggling act. When she s not teaching special education classes at Buffalo Public Schools, she and her husband are usually making sure their three kids are attending their remote classes.
So it hit hard when hackers struck the school of her youngest daughter in early March, the Friday before she was supposed to finally return to in-person learning twice a week.
“It’s very frustrating. You think, how could this happen? You wonder if your information is secure,” Sanders said. “It’s just the headache of Covid as it is, and it’s adding to the stress of the school year. Like what else could happen?”
Natasha Singer, The New York Times
Published: 12 Apr 2021 12:53 PM BdST
Updated: 12 Apr 2021 12:53 PM BdST Rory Levin, 11, works at a desk at his family s home in Bloomington, Minn, April 5, 2021. Levin, a sixth grader, has been attending an online school and plans to re-enrol this fall. Virtual schools are poised to outlast the coronavirus, creating cohorts of students who may never return to traditional classrooms, though questions about remote learning persist. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)
Rory Levin, a sixth grader in Bloomington, Minnesota, used to hate going to school. He has a health condition that often makes him feel apprehensive around other students. Taking special-education classes did little to ease his anxiety.
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Huntsville Virtual Academy giving up flexibility for more structure
Changes for the second semester for Huntsville City Schools By Eric Graves | January 12, 2021 at 10:22 AM CST - Updated January 12 at 6:15 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The second semester for Huntsville City Schools is off and running with traditional students starting in a hybrid schedule.
For the Huntsville Virtual Academy students, HCS spokesperson Craig Williams said there is a big change for the second semester. HVA students will be getting more structure in their school day.
“We are making that synchronous instruction, meaning that students need to log on at certain times in the day to interact with their teacher, interact with their classmates,” Williams said.