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First Day Of School Cancelled In Hartford; Students Were To Return To Class Tuesday, Sept. 8 First Day Of School Cancelled In Hartford; Students Were To Return To Class Tuesday, Sept. 8
First Day Of School Cancelled In Hartford; Students Were To Return To Class Tuesday, Sept. 8 Today was supposed to be the start of the new school year for many Hartford students. But a ransomware attack has delayed the beginning of the academic year. In a letter home to parents, Hartford Public School District administrators said that there would be no in-person or online learning today, Tuesday, Sept. 8. The ransomware “caused an outage of critical system and restoration of those systems are not complete,” the letter said. It is unclear when classes will resume.

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Learning Pods Among Alternatives To In-Classroom Learning Being Pursued By Parents COVID-19: Learning Pods Among Alternatives To In-Classroom Learning Being Pursued By Parents
Covid-19: Learning Pods Among Alternatives To In-Classroom Learning Being Pursued By Parents With some in-class school reopenings looming amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents are realizing that sending their children off on crowded buses to crowded classrooms may not feel safe.  Torn between their children's safety and conflicting need for in-person socialization -- not to mention the stressors of overseeing their children's' educations alongside the usual caregiving and their careers - some are turning to "learning pods" at home. So-called "learning pods" or "pandemic pods" -- mini-classrooms consisting of the children of two to five families, according to The New York Ti…

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by Christina Coulter
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Westchester's Newest Artist 'smudegeout' Brings Chill Sound To Music Scene Westchester's Newest Artist 'smudegeout' Brings Chill Sound To Music Scene
Westchester's Newest Artist 'smudegeout' Brings Chill Sound To Music Scene Music was one of the most — if not the most— important and loved parts of high school for Deanna Fielding, who goes by “smudgeout” in the music world and is a 2020 graduate of Valhalla High School. The switch to online learning may have put an end to her participation in chorus, band, jazz band, vocal ensemble and jazz combo, but it gave her time to work on her own music. The rising freshman at the University of New Haven, who plans to study sound technology, recently released her first short album, “There is so much to eat and so much to drink, so why waste?” The Valhalla native began pia…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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COVID-19: Online Learning Hub Launched By Connecticut Department of Education COVID-19: Online Learning Hub Launched By Connecticut Department of Education
Covid-19: Online Learning Hub Launched By Connecticut Department of Education The Connecticut Department of Education has launched a learning hub to assist teachers, students, and parents during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As educators are reimagining classrooms in the “new normal” following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Education Department introduced its new learning hub, which is designed to “accelerate learning opportunities and advancing equity, anytime, anywhere.” The new website includes learning hubs for: Online content; Summer learning; Social-emotional learning; K-12 model curriculum; Educators; Parent learning; Student learning; Collaborativ…

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by Zak Failla
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There Were Golden Nuggets In Sudden Shift To Distance Learning At County's Largest College There Were Golden Nuggets In Sudden Shift To Distance Learning At County's Largest College
There Were Golden Nuggets In Sudden Shift To Distance Learning At County's Largest College The overnight shift, well it was spring break, but still, was a big surprise for schools all over Westchester no less at its largest college. But at Westchester County College “the faculty was already ready” before COVID-19 forced it to morph to online learning. Now looking ahead to fall, WCC can take away some new strategies by looking back on the past few months. Faculty were provided with WCC support during that crucial preparation week to restart their spring classes after the break, said Mark Stollar, the director of Marketing and Communication. The health crisis also impacted a five-…

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by Donna Christopher
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COVID-19: Will Hybrid Education Be New Normal For School Districts, Colleges? COVID-19: Will Hybrid Education Be New Normal For School Districts, Colleges?
Covid-19: Will Hybrid Education Be New Normal For School Districts, Colleges? Some colleges and schools are making plans to adopt a hybrid education model that involves a combination of in-class and distance learning methods amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. When the outbreak arrived in mid-March, most schools at all levels were forced to concentrate their focus on remotely educating students for the remainder of the academic year. As students, parents, and educators begin planning for the fall semester, many will be using lessons learned during the pandemic to form the hybrid model. Under hybrid learning plans, students will have the option to t…

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by Zak Failla
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Free WiFi, Meals, Distance-Learning Tips To Ease Burden In Coronavirus School Closures Free WiFi, Meals, Distance-Learning Tips To Ease Burden In Coronavirus School Closures
Free WiFi, Meals, Distance-Learning Tips To Ease Burden In Coronavirus School Closures Is your head spinning with fear of the spread of coronavirus to your family? Figuring out how to work remotely while keeping your children occupied? Ready or not, Connecticut parents started homeschooling their kids Monday morning, March 16. To help ease the burden, internet provider Altice USA began offering free WiFi through its Optimum broadband service Monday, March 16, to households in their service area with K-12 and college students that don't already have it. Call 866-200-9522 for information about the 60-day enrollment. “We know that our connectivity services, especially broadband …

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by Donna Christopher