TOP STORIES Virtual Schools to Be Increasingly Common After COVID-19 School districts across the country expect the demand for online learning options to remain above pre-pandemic levels. Some are launching new virtual schools or preparing to accommodate future enrollment. READ MORE Tennessee Web Portal Connects 2,000 Teachers With Jobs Thousands of teachers from over 40 states and seven countries have found jobs at schools across Tennessee through an online portal launched in May 2020 by the state Department of Education. READ MORE Indiana Debuts Augmented Reality App for Agriculture Lessons The Indiana State Department of Agriculture collaborated with the Indiana State Fairgrounds on an educational mobile app that uses augmented reality to teach kids about crops, dairy and forest management. READ MORE Virtual Lunch Gathering Helps North Carolina Students Adjust A school counselor and social worker at William H. Owen Elementary School in North Carolina have set up virtual “lunch bunch” meetings with students to help them retain some interaction and normalcy through COVID-19. READ MORE FBI Recognizes South Dakota School for Internet Safety Program Fourth and fifth-grade students at Longfellow Elementary School, South Dakota won the FBI's Safe Online Surfing Award by testing highest on an exam as part of a curriculum about Internet safety. READ MORE |