There are 20 article(s) tagged virtual learning:

• January 2024

  • Collierville Virtual Academy to close

    Collierville Virtual Academy will cease operations at the end of the academic year. The suburb’s Board of Education approved the closure Tuesday evening.

    By Abigail Warren January 24, 2024

• January 2022

  • Collierville offers free testing for district staff, students

    A federal Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant covers the cost of Collierville Schools’ free voluntary COVID-19 tests for students and staff. 

    By Abigail Warren January 14, 2022

  • Rhodes College to start classes remotely

    Rhodes College is altering its plans for the spring semester after consultation with medical experts. The college will keep its Jan. 12 start date for the semester, but classes will begin remotely before transitioning to in-person classes Jan. 31. 

    By Daja E. Henry January 04, 2022

• September 2021

  • U of M committed to Collierville, despite fewer offerings

    The University of Memphis desires to maintain its presence in Collierville. However, that presence has changed from what it was when the university opened its suburban campus in 2015.

    By Abigail Warren September 13, 2021

  • Collierville, Germantown students thriving virtually

    Collierville Virtual Academy and Germantown Online Academy of Learning are offering a unique opportunity for students to learn at home. 

    By Abigail Warren September 05, 2021

  • Southwest to go virtual for week after Labor Day

    Classes and operations are scheduled to resume in person on Sept. 13.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 02, 2021

• August 2021

  • Collierville Schools updates quarantine guidelines

    The district also made families aware of how it plans to teach students who are in quarantine.

    By Abigail Warren August 26, 2021

  • Sexton wants special session if schools close, require masks

    Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton will ask Gov. Bill Lee for a special session if districts close or require masks. Shelby County Schools is requiring masks for students and staff.

    By Abigail Warren August 03, 2021

• June 2021

  • Students, educators reflect on school in time of COVID

    We asked teachers and students how their educational experiences have shifted in the past school year, as they navigated changing start dates, completely virtual schooling, vaccinations and meeting with classmates on-screen.

    By Daja E. Henry June 22, 2021

• May 2021

  • High school students trade in-person classes for jobs

    With the flexibility of virtual learning, high school students have taken up part-time jobs and extra hours instead of returning to school buildings. 

    By Daja E. Henry May 10, 2021

  • State approves Collierville Virtual Academy

    Collierville Virtual Academy prepares to move forward offering off-campus learning for the 2021-22 school year after its application was approved by the state.

    By Abigail Warren May 04, 2021

• April 2021

  • Germantown district considers opening a virtual school

    GMSD’s board voted for the administration to proceed with an application for a standalone virtual school.

    By Abigail Warren April 14, 2021

• March 2021

  • Teachers juggle challenges of in-person and virtual learning

    The addition of virtual learning to in-person classroom instruction complicates Shelby County Schools teachers’ jobs.

    By Daja E. Henry March 30, 2021

• February 2021

  • Collierville Virtual Academy could become district’s 10th school

    Collierville Virtual Academy – its 100% virtual learning method – could be the district’s 10th school.

    By Abigail Warren February 25, 2021

• January 2021

  • The hurdles SCS schools face as it tries to reopen

    Legislation potentially could force parents to send their children into situations they believe to be unsafe.

    By Linda A. Moore January 27, 2021

• December 2020

  • Tennessee school districts share staffing concerns

    As parents of students attending Shelby County Schools grapple with how to handle in-person learning once it resumes, larger school districts elsewhere in Tennessee are making plans as well. Related article: Lopsided teacher/student ratio fuel differing decisions

    By Ian Round December 14, 2020

• November 2020

  • Memphis students with disabilities will return to classrooms in phases

    Shelby County Schools plans to phase in students with disabilities by their grade, some as early as Jan. 4 

    By Laura Faith Kebede November 08, 2020

• October 2020

  • KIPP Memphis moves toward return to campus

    The move back to school buildings would make KIPP one of the first public schools in the city to reopen after starting all remote. The return to in-person learning is outlined in a letter from the charter network’s CEO Kendra Ferguson. 

    By Jacinthia Jones October 09, 2020

• September 2020

  • Collierville teachers urge board to find consistency in midst of pandemic

    Teachers voiced their frustration with the current back to school plan at Collierville School Board’s meeting Tuesday night.

    By Abigail Warren September 23, 2020

  • Parents petition Shelby County Schools for shorter online classes

    The state requires 6.5 hours of daily instruction, which can be met through recorded lessons and students independently completing assignments, as well as teacher-led live lessons.

    By Laura Faith Kebede September 10, 2020