Students pick up laptops and other school supplies during orientation for Brookside Virtual Academy on Aug. 20 in Kansas City. Brian Wilson (left) said he and his wife like giving individual attention ...

On a recent Friday morning, Deanna Nye finished making pancakes for her three kids at their Bridgewater home and said it was time to prepare for the school day. The kids — 10-year-old twins Tyler and ...

During the months that Rosalind Crawford’s sons were out of school, on virtual learning for disciplinary reasons, she tried her best to keep them on track academically, but says they still fell behind ...