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As omicron spreads, Outschool offers unlimited free classes to schools closing due to COVID

The online learning platform saw its membership skyrocket during the early pandemic.

As omicron spreads, Outschool offers unlimited free classes to schools closing due to COVID

Schools closing due to COVID: Track district updates as omicron spreads

An interactive map shows the operational status of school districts across the country as they face the latest winter wave of COVID-19.

Schools closing due to COVID: Track district updates as omicron spreads

Why we need to rebuild our schools with empathy and equity

The COVID crisis reminded us just how important a functioning school system is to working families—and it exacerbated the inequalities that are leaving many children behind.

Why we need to rebuild our schools with empathy and equity

Fast Company Magazine

Coursera saw a 398% increase in users between March and April. Here’s how online learning is taking off, across platforms.

While Coursera and MasterClass flourish, users are also flocking to Airbnb and Instagram to learn

Coursera saw a 398% increase in users between March and April. Here’s how online learning is taking off, across platforms.

As wealthy parents turn to ‘pandemic pods,’ startups aim to make them equitable

Affluent families were quick to explore pandemic pods as an alternative to solitary virtual school. Now, startups are looking for ways to make the model available to all.

As wealthy parents turn to ‘pandemic pods,’ startups aim to make them equitable

Zoom is failing teachers. Here’s how they would redesign it

Millions of students are learning through Zoom this fall. So why does it still feel like a corporate meeting app that has been MacGyvered into an education platform?

Zoom is failing teachers. Here’s how they would redesign it

How Google Classroom became teachers’ go-to tool—and why it’s fallen short

At a moment when schools are making dramatic changes, the edtech leader has been quiet on the big questions—like how to make remote learning work.

How Google Classroom became teachers’ go-to tool—and why it’s fallen short

Can your school open while avoiding a COVID-19 outbreak? These 2 factors matter most

Keeping kids in classrooms will depend on how many resources a school and a local public health department has—and whether the greater community can keep coronavirus transmission under control.

Can your school open while avoiding a COVID-19 outbreak? These 2 factors matter most

‘It’s going to be overwhelming’: 7 teachers on the start of a school year like no other

Fast Company talked to teachers across the country about their challenges, fears, and hopes for this uncertain time.

‘It’s going to be overwhelming’: 7 teachers on the start of a school year like no other

These companies are helping working parents navigate an impossible situation

Some employers are getting creative to keep parents—and especially moms—from dropping out of the workforce. But is it enough?

These companies are helping working parents navigate an impossible situation

How the government failed working parents—and which policies could help

From essential worker stipends to paying daycare tuition, states are trying different approaches to help families with young children weather the pandemic.

How the government failed working parents—and which policies could help

Remote learning doesn’t have to be awful. Here’s what actually works

As more and more schools go remote, getting digital learning right is imperative. Teachers and remote learning experts share what they know works and what they’re planning for the coming school year.

Remote learning doesn’t have to be awful. Here’s what actually works

The U.S. education system is in crisis. Now’s the time to reinvent it

The problem of how to educate the country’s more than 73 million children during the pandemic has given us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make schools more equitable. Will we seize it?

The U.S. education system is in crisis. Now’s the time to reinvent it

‘I don’t know how to do this’: 3 families on the trials of virtual learning

The U.S. education system is not created equal—especially during the coronavirus pandemic. We spoke with parents about remote school, infection risk, and how they’re managing work during lockdown.

‘I don’t know how to do this’: 3 families on the trials of virtual learning

Our students can’t wait any longer. We must bring the internet to everyone

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the depths of the digital divide in this country. It’s time for lawmakers to step up and provide broadband to all families.

Our students can’t wait any longer. We must bring the internet to everyone

Fast Company Magazine

Personalized learning hinges on relationships, not just algorithms

To recover all the ground they lost during the pandemic, students are going to need more than technology.

Personalized learning hinges on relationships, not just algorithms

Legal Expert: Don’t sign COVID-19 liability waivers

As school districts and universities grapple with the risks of reopening in the fall, many are asking students and staff to waive their right to sue in the event that they contract the virus. But according to experts, they aren’t enforceable.

Legal Expert: Don’t sign COVID-19 liability waivers

Want schools to reopen? Education needs an epic bailout

To safely reopen classrooms and allow parents to return to work, we’ll need money. Lots of it. Think of it as a correction for decades of underinvestment.

Want schools to reopen? Education needs an epic bailout

A Sit-Down With Joichi Ito, The Drop-Out VC Leading MIT’s Media Lab

What can a man immersed in the real-world culture of startups teach the Ivory Tower eggheads about staying relevant?

A Sit-Down With Joichi Ito, The Drop-Out VC Leading MIT’s Media Lab

Tech

This Dutch company is creating networks of connected sensors to combat poaching

This tech tool can actually help you read and learn more

Now that ‘Roe’ has been overturned, it’s up to the tech industry to protect our data

News

Report: Many large companies that vowed to leave Russia are still active there

This is how many rejections it takes before job seekers lose confidence

New data shows just how much investors have been contributing to the housing boom

Co.Design

This $150 massage wand is like a Theragun for babies

How home offices have evolved—and gotten cozier in the process

Inside the post-pandemic office: More stairs, better acoustics, and . . . WiggleRooms?

Work Life

This interpersonal technique will help you foster genuine connection

These management changes for neurodivergent employees make work more accessible for everyone

How to teach yourself to be more confident