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Virtual School is in Session: It is time to open the networks in Austin, and that means unlocking school playgrounds in East Austin neighborhoods

Virtual School is in Session: It is time to open the networks in Austin, and that means unlocking school playgrounds in East Austin neighborhoods

by Alexis Schrubbe | Aug 28, 2020 | Lead Story

Austin Independent School District was slated to begin instruction on August 18th, 2020. In July, when COVID-19 rates were spiking in Austin and across the state, the district decided that the first four weeks of classes would be conducted 100% virtually. There are a...
Responding to New Layers of Disasters

Responding to New Layers of Disasters

by Alexis Schrubbe | Aug 26, 2020 | IMLS Libraries and Disasters, Lead Story

Hurricane Laura and the challenges of remote learning Hurricane Laura was initially predicted to avoid the majority of Texas and impact Louisiana, but by early Tuesday morning, August 25, 2020, predictions shifted the path Westward toward Texas’ highly populated...
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