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COVID-19 tests the limits of online schooling tech in China

Apr 21, 2020
Among the challenges: How do you teach gym class to students stuck in tiny apartments?
Ada Lu chats with her classmates in online group discussions every day but she hasn't seen them in person for more than two months and misses playing with her friends.
Charles Zhang/Marketplace

Video: If you give a kid a laptop

May 29, 2015
...she's going to ask how to use it. An animated look at the digital classroom.

Giving every kid a computer and a connection

May 27, 2015
Video: How technology can transform a school and its students.

Exclusive survey: Parents weigh in on the digital classroom

May 15, 2015
Our results reveal parental attitudes toward education technology nationwide.

Parents find promise and peril in education technology

May 15, 2015
Infographic: Parents say tech improves education, but worry about privacy and screen time.