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Lieberman, M. (2020). Many districts won’t be ready for remote learning if coronavirus closes schools; with prospect of prolonged closures, districts may struggle with e-learning. Education Week, 25.
This article offers an overview of the conditions districts and schools face when it comes to remote learning.

Trust, T., & Whalen, J. (2020). Should teachers be trained in emergency remote teaching? Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Technology & Teacher Education, 28(2), 189–199.
COVID-19 exposed a gap in teacher preparation and training for teaching with technology and distance learning. This study is an analysis of 325 survey responses from K-12 educators between April 4 and May 10, 2020.

Strauss, V. (2020, May 8). Superintendent: “I lose sleep at night” about the “logged out” kids whose top priority is “survival” -- not remote learning. The Washington Post.
A superintendent from a high-poverty region of Ohio describes the challenge of meeting students’ needs with online learning, illuminating the serious unmet needs students and families in his district are facing.

Amporo, A. T., & Nabbuye, H. (2020, August 7). Taking distance learning ‘offline’: Lessons learned from navigating the digital divide during COVID-19. Brookings.
This article describes some of the challenges for remote learning with limited or no internet on a global level. The article includes suggestions and resources. One of the links, ‘Equity-Focused Best Practices’ includes additional ideas and resources for continuous learning without the internet or with limited internet.

The disparities in remote learning under coronavirus. (2020). Education Week, 39(30), 12–13.
This article presents disparities among schools as a result of remote learning during COVID-19. Significant gaps in access to technology and synchronous instruction between the poorest and wealthiest schools in the United States are discussed.