Diamond and Jenkins: Teachers should teach, COVID virus or no COVID virus

Over the March break, we were happy to receive an email from the principal of a public elementary school describing efforts to ensure learning continues through the current crisis. The email shared online office hours for staff, as well as plans for online teaching and a loaner laptop distribution program starting right after break. This message didn’t come from our kids’ school in Ottawa. It came from their previous public school, out of province. Read More