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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lindsay’s ability to rapidly pivot to remote learning in spring 2020 was largely due to preexisting infrastructure. After unsuccessfully approaching several major internet companies, the district decided to take matters into its own hands.

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‘They just saw me as a dollar sign’: How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students

The Hechinger Report

Back then, in 2010, she was 22 and her plan was to find a good job and move out of that small three-bedroom house in Hudson, Massachusetts. For-profit schools, such as Salter and others owned by its parent company, Premier Education Group, have zeroed in on this market. The company agreed to a total settlement of $3.74

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