Articles about online learning

Commentary: We must prepare our systems of learning for future disruptions with equitable access to opportunity

Washington’s K-12 system was woefully underprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. While our educators have done an admirable job, too many… Read More

It’s still Day One for remote learning: A tech dad’s thoughts on the new era of public education

[Editor’s Note: Seattle tech entrepreneur and hacker Adam Doppelt, co-founder of local business recommendation startup Fresh Chalk, previously co-founded Dwellable… Read More

Internet should be an ‘essential utility,’ WA schools chief says as state pulls plug on rest of term

The longtime problem of digital inequity has been thrown into sharp relief by the coronavirus pandemic as schools turn to… Read More

Northshore School District relaunches online learning program after pausing due to equity issues

The Northshore School District, located north of Seattle, plans to relaunch its online learning platform after pausing the initial program earlier… Read More

Northshore School District ‘pauses’ online learning program, citing equity issues

The Northshore School District, north of Seattle, announced to parents that it has decided to “pause” the online learning model… Read More

‘Classroom to Cloud’: What happened when coronavirus forced my kid’s school to go online

Packing the backpack is a thing of the past — at least for the next few weeks. My daughter is… Read More

Seattle Public Schools closing for at least two weeks; district has said it won’t offer online learning

Seattle Public Schools will close for at least two weeks starting Thursday, the latest in a series of dramatic measures… Read More

UW partners with not-for-profit edX to offer free online courses

In another attempt to help expand university-level instruction access on a wide scale, the University of Washington announced a new partnership Tuesday with… Read More

Remote learning: University of Washington to offer first online-only degree program

In an attempt to fix a “national crisis in early childhood education,” the University of Washington is introducing its first-ever… Read More