Another showcase for charter school privatizers from a “media outlet” that is largely a privatization mouthpiece.

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Good morning! Three years after the most significant disruption to schooling in recent memory, can virtual learning reshape how teachers are recruited, trained, hired and deployed? Can a virtual education workforce provide new solutions to ongoing staffing problems? This afternoon, The 74’s Greg Toppo is moderating a panel that digs into these and other critical questions at SXSW Edu. Read more about the conference, and Greg’s interview with panelist Patricia Brantley of Friendship Charter Schools, below.

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Virtual Learning a ‘Game Changer,’ Says Charter Schools CEO Learning online isn’t for everyone, but Friendship Charter Schools CEO Patricia Brantley says her small network in Washington, D.C., is actually expanding its virtual options at the request of families, who are also asking for more robust experiential learning, as well as career coaching. The 74’s Greg Toppo chatted with Brantley ahead of a panel they’ll be presenting later today at the annual South by Southwest Education conference. Related: ‘Inundated With Applications’: No Teacher Shortage at Virtual Schools

South by Southwest Edu

SXSW EDU — 23 Panels & Conversations to Follow This Week This week’s 2023 South by Southwest Edu conference will bring together educators, policymakers, researchers, students and others to explore dozens of topics: from pandemic recovery to the Science of Reading, the promise of artificial intelligence, teacher recruitment, media literacy — and even drag queen story hour. The 74’s Greg Toppo, who will be moderating a panel today that asks Is Virtual Learning the Disruptor Teaching Needs?, has a rundown of 23 promising sessions to check out.

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