How Should Massachusetts Reopen Its K-12 Schools in the Fall? Lessons from Abroad and Other States. White Paper No. 211

Autor/inn/en	von Schroeter, Max; Weiss, Nina; O'Rourke, Thomas
Institution	Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research
Titel	How Should Massachusetts Reopen Its K-12 Schools in the Fall? Lessons from Abroad and Other States. White Paper No. 211
Quelle	(2020), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	School Closing; School Safety; Disease Control; Distance Education; Best Practices; Conventional Instruction; Elementary Secondary Education; Guidelines; Sanitation; Hygiene; Planning; Classroom Environment; Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; School Schedules; Electronic Learning; Online Courses; Blended Learning; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Data Collection; Class Size; COVID-19; Pandemics; Massachusetts; Finland; Denmark; South Korea; Japan; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Richtlinien; Betriebshygiene; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Schulzeiteinteilung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Grouping; Gruppenbildung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Klassengröße; Master-Studiengang; Finnland; Dänemark; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Individual teachers, administrators, and parents made tremendous efforts to continue educating the Commonwealth's children between March and June of this year. But no amount of dedicated individual effort could have overcome fundamental challenges: weak guidance to districts from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) against a backdrop of deficient knowledge and sophistication statewide with regard to virtual learning. Digital education has been empirically proven to be most successful when schools prepare and follow best distance learning practices. However, the Commonwealth lacks even the minimum technological infrastructure for virtual learning, as exemplified by districts scrambling to obtain electronic devices and internet connections during the school closure. It is encouraging that Governor Baker and the DESE have described a fall 2020 return to brick-and-mortar schooling--with appropriate health measures to maximize safety--as a significant priority. The present challenge is how to implement this much-needed return to school, optimally balancing the importance of in-person schooling with the countervailing importance of protecting against the virus. The following paper contributes important insights, based upon careful review of other countries that have already successfully reopened their schools. [Foreword written by David S. Clancy and Dr. John G. Flores.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research. 185 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02110. Tel: 617-723-2277; Web site: http://www.pioneerinstitute.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01