Coronavirus school closures could be the worst thing to ever happen to schools, the best thing or somewhere in between, says one superintendent.

The Education Department has released a new streamlined waiver request form, allowing state educational agencies to be free from meeting certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Equity is driving many schools toward pass/fail, "floor grades" and other grading methods to ensure online learning doesn't derail students' academic progress during coronavirus closures.

Mobile WiFi hotspots, also known as MiFis, are in short supply as equity-minded superintendents work to ensure all students have access to the internet to participate fully in online learning.