North Branch kids keep their daily routines

RIPTON — The North Branch School may have suspended on-campus classes for a while, but its 28 students, now learning from home, still observe a daily school routine that connects them to their teachers and classmates. “We try to replicate a school day,” said North Branch founder and head teacher Tal Birdsey in a phone interview this past Thursday. “We start at 8:15, have a (meeting), and have work time. Our feeling is kids are going to need some structure.” Located in Ripton, North Branch is an independent … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — After a couple days of planning late last week, Addison County’s unified school districts went into distance-learning mode on Monday — with an emphasis, at least through the end of next week, on what school officials called maintenance of … (read more)