Local virtual learning data points to student struggles
A first grader enrolled at Highland Oaks Elementary works from Shelby County government’s virtual academy for county employees’ children. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Laura Faith Kebede
Laura Faith Kebede is a distinguished journalist in residence at the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis. She leads the Institute’s Civil Wrongs project to write about historical cases of racial terror as a corps member for Report for America. You can follow her on Twitter @kebedefaith.
Memphis students are struggling with material taught during virtual learning, a top Shelby County Schools official said, pointing to test results.
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