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Monday, August 3, 2020

Mitchell Robinson: Who Is Paying for the Move to Virtual Schooling? Not Betsy DeVos… | Eclectablog

Who Is Paying for the Move to Virtual Schooling? Not Betsy DeVos… | Eclectablog

Who Is Paying for the Move to Virtual Schooling? Not Betsy DeVos…




Dear Teachers,
As we prepare for the uncertainty and confusion regarding the return of school, one  piece of advice: Please keep the receipts for *anything* you purchase in order to teach online this fall…
  • new office chairs
  • tables
  • computer monitors
  • laptop stands
  • headphones
  • mics
  • speakers
  • cameras
  • lights
  • routers
  • wifi extenders
  • upgraded laptops, tablets, and smart phones
  • enhanced internet service
  • professional development classes or workshops
  • home renovations or remodeling that need to be done to create a suitable online teaching “space” in your apartment or house
*Anything* you need to do your job from home–and submit copies of these receipts to your school’s business office for reimbursement.
Then use social media to share how much money you spent “out of pocket” to do your job. And how much your school district reimbursed you–or not–for these expenses.
Now, do I expect that schools will actually reimburse teachers for these expenses? Not really.
But it just might be a wakeup call to everyone who thinks that a switch can simply be flipped on CONTINUE READING: Who Is Paying for the Move to Virtual Schooling? Not Betsy DeVos… | Eclectablog