On this edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss how educators, parents, and students are dealing with school closures due to COVID-19.
Nearly 54 million students across the country are not in school. Many districts, including San Francisco Unified, have extended school closures through May 1st. This raises many challenges for lower-income families and those without resources like computers and Internet access at home. As schools use remote online learning, how are parents, students, and teachers adapting?
Guests:
Jill Tucker, K-12 education reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle
Susan Solomon, president of United Educators of San Francisco
Mari Villaluna, member of SF Families Union
Web Resources:
SF Chronicle: Bay Area teachers, parents fret over how to teach with coronavirus closures
Washington Post: Schools are shut, so how will kids learn amid the covid-19 pandemic?
Hechinger Report: Coronavirus is poised to inflame inequality in schools
NPR: Education Dept. Says Disability Laws Shouldn't Get In The Way Of Online Learning
Day care: www.dcyf.org/care
Free meals for children 18 and younger from SFUSD: https://www.sfusd.edu/services/health-wellness/nutrition-school-meals
SFUSD Digital Learning Resources: https://www.sfusd.edu/learning/resources-learning/continuity-learning
