Snow Days Turn Into E-Learning Days for Some Schools

Snow Days Turn Into E-Learning Days for Some Schools

Marshall Hahn parks his snowmobile at Warrod High School in northern Minnesota last week. Although the senior had no trouble getting to campus, recent bouts of very cold and snowy weather in many states have kept students out of school, often for days at a time.
—Tim Gruber for Education Week

Winter storms yield widespread closings

By Alyssa Morones
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In what is proving to be an uncommonly chilly and snowy winter, thousands of schools across many states have been forced to close their doors—often for days at a time. Although a lot of students have surely tossed their books aside in favor of sledding or video games, some schools are seizing on e-learning as a way to keep up educational momentum.

Under an Ohio law that took effect this year, for example, districts that max out on "calamity" days can use up to three "e-learning days" to meet state class-time requirements and avoid having to tack extra days on to the end of the school year.

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