Guest Commentary: Why Snow Days for Schools Should Become Obsolete

The historic winter storms whipping across the Midwest, East Coast and parts of the southern United States have made many institutions take a second look at their use of technology.
For instance, for the first time since it was founded in 1905, the Tulsa World did not go to press. "Historic snow accumulation" prevented the print edition from publishing.
But thanks to technology, the Tulsa World did get the news out to its readers--through tulsaworld.com"and on the iPhone and smartphone applications."
Editorial writers at the Grand Rapids Press say that local schools should follow the Tulsa World's tech lead.
"It’s worth wondering whether we need snow days at all anymore," according to an editorial.
"Increasingly sophisticated technology could well consign forced days off to the history books. In fact, old models of education — students in seats in school — have been continually challenged in the rolling digital revolution."
Click here to read more on why the Grand Rapids Press editorial writers believe "school districts will have to continue to search for creative, high-tech ways to educate students--including on snow days."