Education Week reported that, as of Wednesday afternoon, over 1,500 schools in the United States have closed or are scheduled to close for reasons related to the novel coronavirus – whether for actual exposures to the virus, extensive cleaning of the schools, or plans for extended closures.
Yet, as Breitbart News reported Monday, many school districts are ill-prepared to move to fully online learning models should the virus’s spread warrant extended closures.
The director of global outreach for a national homeschooling association said his organization is seeing an uptick in curiosity on its social media, with parents asking more questions about homeschooling as they anticipate potential school closings.
With no certainty of the extent of the coronavirus’s spread,Michael Donnelly, staff...
