kctipton2d ago
Texas public virtual school with 12,000 students abruptly closes https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/virtual-school-closes-abruptly-22319484.php "The school’s partner district, a small school system in West Texas, decided not to renew their contract with Stride K12, a publicly traded company that operates virtual schools across the U.S. The virtual school had been dragging down the rural district’s accountability rating after years of F-ratings and was threatening the district’s own accreditation." #texas #virtualschool #failure
Client Challenge

Jason St-Cyr Sep 3, 2025

My kids all went back to school today. One of their classes is 14 students, across two grades. The other is 10 students (also two grades in that one). This is the #Ottawa Carleton Public School Board (OCDSB).

How you ask? Virtual campus!

Yes, even after all these years, the OCDSB is still offering a virtual campus and it has an amazing student to teacher ratio. I know it's late for folks to make the switch, but if your kid is one of those that would benefit from a better ratio and more time with the teacher, I highly recommend checking it out.

(Just not too many of you, please, because that kinda breaks the ratio 🤣)

#VirtualSchool

Hulk Smash COVIDSep 3, 2024

Clear data that show #covid hurts kids in serious ways.

What's it going to take?

Is their anything more important?

#MaskUp #CleanTheAir #Covid #LongCovid #Homeschool #VirtualSchool

https://icemsg.org/

Infection Control, Emergency Management, Safety, and General Thoughts

Focusing on COVID and H5N1 - Twitter: @maolesen

Infection Control, Emergency Management, Safety, and General Thoughts
Hulk Smash COVIDDec 14, 2023

One of my favorite comprehensive #covid resources is Paths to Healthy Learning, which can be viewed at:

https://whn.global/paths-to-healthy-learning/

Find out what you can do to keep our kids and communities safe.

#covid19 #longcovid #longcovidkids #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #Schools #homeschool #VirtualSchool #VirtualEvents

Paths to Healthy Learning - WHN

Steps can be taken at Teacher/Classroom, Principal/School, Individual/Household, and Social/Community levels to reduce the risks that COVID-19 poses to the health of students, staff, and their households.  All children and staff deserve a safe learning environment. COVID is airborne—it is spread by infectious aerosols when sharing air. Here are the steps that educators, parents, students, … Continued

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Hulk Smash COVIDNov 29, 2023
When systems are failing, I must stress the power of alternatives. They have been huge in my life. #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #VirtualSchool #VirtualEvents are such alternatives, and I have to say, they have been better than I imagined and a sanctuary in these times with #Covid amongst other things. To me, they are a way to stand up for your health and wellbeing. @whn has a nice writeup on them https://whn.global/newsletter/work-from-home-revolution/
Work From Home: A 21st Century Revolution - WHN

Link to monitoring data source: https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work/ The pandemic propelled Work From Home (WFH) into the mainstream as the risk of infection drove individuals, employers, and governments to adopt WFH when hospitalizations and deaths were skyrocketing. Office occupancy plummeted to 10-20%, and what had not previously been considered was now embraced—a monumental change in behavior. Although … Continued

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Hulk Smash COVIDSep 11, 2023

What's the point of having a #covid task force of you're not going to listen to the Covid task force? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef3652ab722df11fcb2ba5d/t/62c87da27d568623d2b6ce0e/1657306531592/HPH-18706_LancetLessons_HealthyBuildings_HighRes-2.pdf

Physical health and mental health should never be pinned against each other.

We can't enable schools in their inaction by placating.

See https://whn.global/paths-to-healthy-learning/ and if your school is not responding, consider #VirtualSchool #Homeschool

#CleanTheAir #CleanAirIsAHumanRight

Stuart D NeilsonAug 23, 2023

"#NewYorkCity now allows any #student to enroll #virtually in the aftermath of the #COVID19 #pandemic."
"#School districts in #Utah, #Georgia, #California & elsewhere have launched permanent #VirtualSchool... This is a carefully thought out, intentional way of providing a unique & effective means of #instruction.”
"There were a lot of #students who are #immunocompromised or their families were... but administrators realized the option could benefit a wider population."

https://time.com/6305516/new-york-city-virtual-school-permanent/

Why the Nation's Largest School District Is Making Virtual School a Permanent Option

New York City is the biggest school district in the U.S. to allow any student to enroll virtually in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hulk Smash COVIDMar 23, 2023
We have the ability extend ABILITY to so many people... and yet so many just want to take it all back, remove remote options, remove accessibility provided by universal masking, remove individual rights to require masks in businesses, and in doing so, disable more, violate more, kill more. It makes no sense. #MasksInHealthcare #MaskUp #RemoteWork #VirtualSchool #CovidIsNotOver #covid19 #CleantheAir #DeathSantis #CleanAirIsAHumanRight
Show threadRachel 🏳️‍🌈 #DavosSafe for allJan 11, 2023
Wondering how many #CovidCautious parents/caregivers have decided to keep their kids home this semester, and/or opted for #homeschooling or #VirtualSchool over NYC’s in-person germ factories.
Olivetree LighthouseDec 10, 2022
OpenSimulator Community Conference 10-11 Dec 2022. Meet Virtual Worlds residents and learn how they've been using them for Education, Art, Training, Health Care, Storytelling etc. Register & Join inworld conference.opensimulator.org or watch Live
#Education #Art #EdTech #Storytelling #VirutalEducation, #VirtualArt #VirtualSchool #HealthCare #Science #Technology