The COVID-19 pandemic and the push to virtual learning has highlighted existing inequities in access to technology and connectivity, as well as underlined cybersecurity gaps in education.

Younger and older students alike face challenges with virtual school, said Andrea Smith, an early childhood education professor in Western Michigan Universitys College of Education and Human Development.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt schools, doing so by making it far more difficult for teachers and other educators to effectively assess students academic progress in traditional ways.

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry recently launched SkillUp PA, a free virtual job training program that offers online training to bolster the commonwealth's information technology workforce.