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US Schools Plan for Remote Learning into the Fall

School leaders around the United States are planning for the possibility of more distance learning in the next school year.

William "Chip" Sudderth III is a spokesperson for Durham, North Carolina schools. School buildings there have been closed since last March. Sudderth said, "We have no illusions that COVID will be eradicated2 by the time the start of the school year comes up."

U.S. President Joe Biden has said that reopening schools is a top goal for the country. School administrators3 say a reopening plan requires careful consideration. They note complications such as the spread of new versions of the COVID-19 virus and vaccination4 campaigns for teachers.

Many parents are demanding that schools fully5 reopen. Others say they will not feel safe sending children back until vaccines7 are available to even young students.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top public health expert, said last month the Biden administration hopes to begin vaccinating8 children by late spring or early summer.

By then, school systems will be preparing for the next school year.

Brian Woods is head of Northside Independent School District, a large school system in Texas.

He said at least part of next year will be affected9 by the coronavirus because "children won't have access to the vaccine6, or at least many won't."

Educators there have been using a complex mix of in-person and online teaching. They often are teaching two groups of students at the same time. Woods said changes in the new year might ease that situation by splitting staffing or changing teacher work times. He added the district may change to all-online learning for students who have moved on permanently10 from traditional school.

California's West Contra Costa Unified11 School District is planning a new K-12 Virtual Academy for 2021-22.

A school system statement explained it this way: "One thing that we have learned during the pandemic is that teaching and learning is now different, and it will not fully be what we used to think was ‘normal' ever again."

The change to distance learning last March kept the public school system operational in America. But concern continues to grow about the effects of distance learning on racial fairness, performance, attendance and the overall well-being12 of U.S. school children.

In Durham, North Carolina, officials announced last month that public schools there would continue the distance learning operation through the end of the current school year.

Biden has ordered the U.S. Department of Education to provide "evidence-based guidance" and advice to schools to safely operate in-person learning.

Eva Moskowitz is the head of Success Academy Charter Schools. The 47 schools have 20,000 students in New York City. She said, "I'm hoping that we don't have to do hybrid13, but I don't want to be in a position where we haven't thought it all through."

Success Academy students have been receiving online instruction on school-provided computers since the beginning of the school year. Moskowitz plans to end the current school year on May 28. The 2021-22 school year will then begin August 2, possibly using both in-person and online instruction.

"I honestly don't know what the chances are" of continuing distance learning into the next school year, she said.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has promised that schools in the nation's largest school district are "going to be back full-strength in September."

"Everyone wants to be back," he added.

Michael Mulgrew is the president of the United Federation14 of Teachers which works to protect the rights of teachers in New York City public schools. He says it is too soon to reopen schools. Schools currently are providing some in-person classes to elementary and pre-K students who want them. But middle and high schools are online-only after reopening for a time in the fall.

"It's a goal of mine, but I can't say they're going to open," Mulgrew said. "This is not about what you want. This is about what you can do safely."

Mulgrew said it will take more than teacher vaccines to open schools fully and safely.

He noted15 that scientists are not yet clear on whether vaccinated16 people might still be able to spread the virus, even if they are not sickened themselves. And Mulgrew wonders how comfortable families will feel about having unvaccinated students begin the new year unvaccinated.

"This is where it gets tough. So how do you say you're opening in September when we need to get these questions answered?" he asked.

Words in This Story

access – n. the right or ability to approach, enter, or use

complication – n. something that makes something harder to understand, explain, or deal with

eradicate1 – v. to remove something completely; to eliminate or destroy something harmful

illusion – n. something that looks or seems different from what it is; something that is false or not real but that seems to be true or real

hybrid – adj. something that is formed by combining two or more things

tough – adj. very difficult to do or deal with


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1 eradicate Ui1zn     
v.根除,消灭,杜绝
参考例句:
  • These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
  • They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
2 eradicated 527fe74fc13c68501cfd202231063f4a     
画着根的
参考例句:
  • Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. 在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
  • The disease has been eradicated from the world. 这种疾病已在全世界得到根除。
3 administrators d04952b3df94d47c04fc2dc28396a62d     
n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 );有管理(或行政)才能的人;(由遗嘱检验法庭指定的)遗产管理人;奉派暂管主教教区的牧师
参考例句:
  • He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员,但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
  • Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
4 vaccination bKGzM     
n.接种疫苗,种痘
参考例句:
  • Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
  • Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。
5 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
6 vaccine Ki1wv     
n.牛痘苗,疫苗;adj.牛痘的,疫苗的
参考例句:
  • The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
  • She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
7 vaccines c9bb57973a82c1e95c7cd0f4988a1ded     
疫苗,痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
  • The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。
8 vaccinating 3c0d2084d9b99d5ef019f89c134247c7     
给…接种疫苗( vaccinate的现在分词 ); 注射疫苗,接种疫苗
参考例句:
  • At first blush, vaccinating the wolves against rabies seems a simple solution. 乍一看来,为狼群注射防狂犬病疫苗是一种简单的办法。
  • Also vaccinating children against misers (measles) has saved many lives. 还有,给儿童进行疫苗接种防止麻疹也挽救了许多生命。
9 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
10 permanently KluzuU     
adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地
参考例句:
  • The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
  • The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
11 unified 40b03ccf3c2da88cc503272d1de3441c     
(unify 的过去式和过去分词); 统一的; 统一标准的; 一元化的
参考例句:
  • The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
  • The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
12 well-being Fe3zbn     
n.安康,安乐,幸福
参考例句:
  • He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
  • My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福,却被误解为多管闲事。
13 hybrid pcBzu     
n.(动,植)杂种,混合物
参考例句:
  • That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
  • The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。
14 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟,联邦,联合,联盟,联合会
参考例句:
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
15 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
16 vaccinated 8f16717462e6e6db3389d0f736409983     
[医]已接种的,种痘的,接种过疫菌的
参考例句:
  • I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
  • Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗?

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