Video & Transcript Research : 'virtual learning'
Page 207 of 500
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pre-K, kindergarten screen time prohibition 3/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- policies around that and really looking at the way that cell phones are impacting our children's learning
- They are as follows: children first learn to make friends as preschoolers.
- Too much screen time can slow a child's speech and language development and impacts learning for the
- With real relationships and learning in real time, >> Thank you for your testimony.
- But you live and learn, right? But I appreciate you bringing this. I agree with...
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (05/01/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And that helps they're ready to learn.
- Everything you need to learn<01:40:11.760>
you <01:40:12.000>learn <01:40:12.080>in< - <01:40:13.520>
But <01:40:13.760>do learn you learn in kindergarten. - But do learn you learn in kindergarten.
- <01:41:58.639>
that to my child, I want you learning that to my child, I want you learning
Summary:
The Education Funding Committee met in executive session on a bill concerning school meal access and reimbursement. The bill would address local school districts’ responsibility to provide meals during school hours, reimburse schools for meals served at no cost, and make an appropriation. The committee first moved to retain the bill, with supporters saying it was complex, had uncertain fiscal impacts, and should be considered alongside other related meals bills. Opponents argued the committee already had enough information, that the bill served a small number of students at relatively low cost, and that delaying action would harm children who need food to learn.
The committee also heard from Tim Roar, a Keene school business administrator and co-designer of the bill, who explained that the proposal was intended to be an opt-in program for districts, with rulemaking to set participation requirements. He said the bill was meant to target aid to students between 175% and 200% of poverty, reduce bad meal debt, and avoid spending taxpayer money on families who could afford to pay. He estimated the state cost at about $250,000 in year one, with local taxpayer costs around $8,500 for Keene, and said some districts already have systems for online applications while others do not.
Committee members questioned him about meal debt, online application software costs, and how districts handle students who reach debt limits. Roar said districts still feed students who are hungry, but use other resources and family outreach when meal debt is capped, and he argued that parents should be responsible for providing lunch when they can afford it. Other members pushed back, saying they had seen students go hungry and that teachers sometimes pay for lunches themselves. One member noted the bill would increase eligibility, make it easier to apply, strengthen personal responsibility, and was not a mandate. The discussion ended without a recorded final vote in the excerpt, though the retain motion remained the central action under debate.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:07:56.800>
just and so they're on the job learning just and so they're on the job learning - are some of the lessons you've learned are some of the lessons you've learned that<00:26:20.640>
- In this model, they get to work, learn, and immediately apply what they're learning in schools in real
- In this model, they get to work, learn, and immediately apply what they're learning in schools in real
- In this model, they get to work, learn, and immediately apply what they're learning in schools in real
Keywords:
education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/21/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:09:37.200>
about broadly in society from learning about broadly in society from learning - could use to then guide their learning could use to then guide their learning day. day. day.
- um when we look at how children learn um when we look at how children learn and<03:58:18.080>
- to hunt, learn to fish, learn to be self-sufficient.
- <05:42:05.680>
Is choosing to focus on or learning? Is choosing to focus on or learning?
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They can go to a trade school and learn a trade if they want to.
- The reason it’s in our constitution is because we learned it the hard way.
- The reason it's in our constitution is because we learned it the hard way.
- It is, but I mean, we’re on a learning curve here. We’ve got to figure this out.
- And what we know for sure is that hungry children can't learn.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- more thoughtfully and allows families to follow student learning more clearly.
- student learning more clearly. student learning more clearly.
- Cardoppulmonary resuscitation learning.
- well as other expectations for learning well as other expectations for learning such<00:32:16.799
- . learning. learning. represent<01:07:09.039>
Mueller.
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- But thank you for hosting this meeting here and for learning a lot about.
- Learners come there to learn about project management.
- Get a work-based learning experience.
- But again, it's a very different place to learn skills, to help people learn skills, and I would say
- Kids are learning with different technology at a different pace than we learned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Our team has found that students and families are contending with learning loss, mental health strain
- Obviously, we've learned a lot through this disaster that we have just experienced.
- And that plan has been updated in the course of those learnings.
- California cannot afford to lose ECE workers or disrupt children's early learning.
- For children in early learning programs, these emotional wounds affect learning and development long
Summary:
The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning.
The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively.
Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/14/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- is going to speak a little bit more about dyslexia itself, but just as an overview, dyslexia is a learning
- the Dyslexia Literacy Coalition is made up of local organizations including the Reading Center, Learning
- <00:03:16.400>
disabilities reading center learning disabilities reading center learning disabilities - Association Groves learning Association Groves learning organization<00:03:27.200>
Hill <00 - <00:04:03.480>
disabilities <00:04:04.040>and most common learning disabilities and
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Learning styles and intellectual disabilities. The focus here is to be collaborative.
- These students who interacted with Evan in the classroom learned valuable lessons that prepared them
- His classmates learned to understand their differences, but more importantly, their similarities.
- What an amazing education to have learned so early in life.
- I want students to learn to celebrate the differences, and most importantly, to not intentionally or
Summary:
The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee heard and advanced a series of education-related bills, beginning with SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, which would require age-appropriate disability history and awareness instruction across grade bands. The committee adopted a delete-all amendment, heard emotional testimony from Melissa Hartzell about her son Evan’s experience with disability and inclusion, and reported the bill favorably. The committee also passed SB 1296, creating a pilot study on school cellphone bans; SB 1590, creating a task force to review educator preparation, certification, and professional learning; SB 1702, a broad education bill with provisions on private school facilities, marching band credit, school readiness reimbursements, and charter school monitoring tools; SB 1150, exempting school social workers from certain certification testing requirements; SB 1708, revising School of Hope rules and adding a Miami-Dade co-location framework; SB 822, updating charter school governance and operations; SB 444, requiring annual human trafficking awareness training for school personnel; and SB 742, expanding workforce development and money-back guarantee programs. Most of these bills were amended before being reported favorably by committee vote.
The committee also considered and reported favorably SB 8, a claims bill providing a $1.2 million settlement for Marcus Button and his family arising from a 2006 Pasco County school bus crash that caused severe lifelong injuries. Senator Gaetz opposed claims bills in general, arguing the sovereign immunity cap should be raised so such cases can be resolved locally. Several bills drew questions and debate over implementation details, including concerns about charter school dress and hair policies under SB 822, the scope of human trafficking training under SB 444, and the zoning implications of private school facility provisions in SB 1702. Sponsor responses generally emphasized that the bills were intended to clarify existing policy or improve student safety, access, or educational outcomes.
The committee also took up confirmation appointments. It recommended confirmation of the slate of appointees on Tabs 12 and 14 through 21 by voice vote, and separately recommended confirmation of Daniel Fogunoli to the State Board of Education after debate in which Senator Davis and Senator Osgood opposed the appointment. The meeting concluded with members recording additional votes, including Senator Burgess’s affirmative vote on SB 1150, and then adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:18 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- learning about animals.
- President, as I think Senator Uzell did mention, I did learn how to use a sewing machine.
- So either working, learning about horses and such and then going to learning about the importance, of
- are very important for us to learn.
- What I call basics that I think are very important for us to learn in life.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Aug 25th, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We also house the Instructional Resource Center, which Supplies specialized learning materials around
- Since we know about 80% of our learning happens through our vision, we have to compensate for that.
- This is 2002, when nobody could spell "cyber" or even spell "machine learning."
- Now, the key is: how do you take what we learned over the years and apply it to AI?
- At the same time, helping them with. basic learning and not have AI replace that.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 25, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill repeals the professional learning certification programs and professional education competency
- So you're talking about your shared experiences, your lived experiences, your learned experiences.
- So you're talking about your shared experiences, your lived experiences, your learned experiences.
- And so they do need to learn how to address how to help student teachers, faculty, to be prepared and
- They want to learn a skill. They want to get job experience.
Summary:
The Careers and Workforce Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up four bills. The first, HB 875 on educator preparation, would align teacher-prep programs under a uniform core curriculum, create a competency-based coaching program (CERT), standardize mentor and clinical educator requirements, allow certain certification waivers, and establish a Florida Institute of Teaching Excellence at Miami-Dade College subject to appropriation. Debate focused heavily on language in the bill related to systemic racism, identity politics, privilege, and historical distortion, with supporters saying the bill is about pedagogy and opponents warning it could limit discussion of important historical and social topics. The committee adopted a strike-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably, 12-4.
The committee then considered PCS for HB 541 on minimum wage requirements, which would allow employees to knowingly and voluntarily waive the state minimum wage for up to 12 months in certain structured work-based training settings. Supporters argued it would expand access to training and career pathways for inexperienced workers and help address labor shortages, while opponents said it could depress wages, invite coercion, and conflict with the state constitution’s minimum wage provisions. Public testimony included opposition from workers and labor groups and support from NFIB. The bill was reported favorably, 12-4.
Next, PCS for HB 681 on apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship program funding was presented as a transparency and accountability measure to improve funding reporting and address bargaining issues between education agencies and program providers. Support came from industry groups and the ranking member, and the bill was reported favorably without opposition, 16-0. Finally, PCS for HB 1105 on education and Bright Futures would broaden Gold Seal Vocational eligibility, align CTE diploma requirements with Bright Futures, add AP Capstone as an automatic qualifier, and remove barriers for certain military and public service families. The committee supported the bill, which was reported favorably, 15-0. The meeting ended after a correction to the record on one public comment card and adjournment.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WTL Public Hearing 03-07-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Gordner has been really eager to learn about HCDA in general, about the housing reserve program, and
- about hcda in general about to learn about hcda in general about housing<00:13:48.120>
a <00:13 - This was despite her running her learning center and being involved on the neighborhood board.
- more so it it's a great honor to learn and<00:31:25.720>
to <00:31:25.880>learn <00:31: - I feel like I have a steep learning curve.
Summary:
The Committee on Water and Land opened with housekeeping remarks about testimony limits, video availability, and that decision-making would follow the hearing. The committee then heard and considered several SCRs authorizing long-term nonexclusive easements over state submerged lands for existing public or private infrastructure on Oahu, including stormwater outfalls, shoreline protection structures, concrete stairs, seawalls, and a rock revetment. DLNR supported each measure and generally requested only technical or clarifying amendments; for SCR 3, DLNR asked that the title be clarified to specify the easement would be granted to the City and County of Honolulu. After discussion, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations, passing SCR 3 with amendments and SCRs 4, 6, and 7 unamended, while SCR 5 was passed with technical, non-substantive amendments. Senator Meli noted general concerns about seawalls and hardening but said he would support the measures because they involved repair of existing structures and public access, though he indicated a reservation on SCR 6.
The committee then took up governor’s messages for HCDA appointments. For GM 58, Gerald Gordner was nominated to the Kalaeloa district seat; HCDA’s executive director and another supporter praised his urban planning, housing, zoning, GIS, and collaborative skills, and Gordner described his interim service and background in housing affordability and disaster recovery. Members also discussed a former military hangar in Kalaeloa and possible future uses, with Gordner noting he understood there had been restrictions that were later lifted, while the chair raised concerns about airport operations and modular housing use. The committee also heard support for GM 559, nominating Micki Lidstone as cultural specialist; HCDA said she had been an active and reliable board participant and cultural resource, and Lidstone said she valued learning from Native Hawaiian testimony and helping balance community perspectives. Finally, GM 688 nominated Deborah Kabibi to the Leeward Oahu/Maui district seat; HCDA said her community ties would be valuable for South Maui planning, and Kabibi said she had learned a lot from the board’s collaborative process and was eager to represent her community. The transcript ends during discussion of GM 688, before any vote on the nominations is shown.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- This is about the LEARNS Act that was passed here a few years ago.
- I think you have some LEARNS people that are sitting there and they're doing the LEARNS program, and
- I think you have some learns people that are sitting there and they're doing the learns program, and
- If you're in a DNF school and you go to the LEARNS, you get a one-year voucher.
- They, financially, not just LEARNS, and I'm not against the private schools.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- that the absence of a we have learned that the absence of a statewide<00:05:23.280>
school <00 - plans for every student learning plans for every student has<00:05:38.160>
caused <00:05:38.560 - Work-based<00:10:18.160>
learning <00:10:18.640>sequence <00:10:19.440>aligning - Work-based learning sequence aligning Work-based learning sequence aligning with<00:10:20.160>
Occupational - The Executive Director of Northeast Kingdom Learning Services, a representative from Action Circles,
Summary:
The House took up Senate Bill 313, relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system. The Committee on Commerce and Economic Development described the bill as part of a broader effort to integrate CTE more fully into Vermont’s education system, with goals including universal access, more consistent admissions and credit policies, better transportation access, updated rules and procedures, and stronger alignment with workforce needs. The committee emphasized that CTE should be treated as a core part of education, not a stand-alone track, and reported the bill favorably 11-0-0 after hearing from education, labor, workforce, fiscal, and CTE stakeholders.
The Committee on Education recommended a few changes, including a typo correction and removal of a legislative working group, explaining that broader education reform work already underway would make a separate working group duplicative. It added a task for the Agency of Education to study how to serve adult diploma students in CTE programs amid federal funding changes, and it supported the bill with an amendment vote of 10-0-1. The Committee on Appropriations said the fiscal impact could not yet be estimated because it depends on future rulemaking, and it recommended the bill ought to pass in concurrence as amended by a vote of 10-0-1.
The House adopted the Education Committee amendment, then adopted a further amendment offered by Representative Bartley and others that incorporated language from S. 230 while removing a solicitation provision related to Department of Corrections property. The House then agreed to propose the amended bill to the Senate, ordered third reading, suspended rules to place the bill in all remaining stages of passage, passed S. 313 in concurrence with proposal of amendment, and suspended rules again to message its action to the Senate forthwith. The House then recessed until 1:00 p.m.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- >
um so much learning that's happening um so much learning that's happening um while<00:20:28.320 - are also raised there and also learn are also raised there and also learn from<00:20:45.200>
- I know that teaching and learning happens outside.
- Learned a lot in school, so I think it's a good idea.
- <01:07:55.480>
learned what skills need to be learned learned what skills need to be learned
Keywords:
school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Mar 11th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll tell you something I was told when my son was first diagnosed with autism and something I've learned
- And finally relating to early learning, the bill gives school districts the authority to oversee And
- finally relating to early learning, the bill gives school districts the authority to oversee their own
- They will still be monitored by our early learning coalitions.
- And I'm also glad that we're looking at proficiency and we're also looking at learning gains because
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum present and observed a moment of silence for Senator Geraldine Thompson. The committee first took up CS/SB 102, a bill by Senator Gates directing the Department of Education to develop a workforce credential program for students with autism spectrum disorder or students on a modified curriculum, in coordination with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA. Supporters said the bill would help autistic students gain job skills and workplace safety credentials, while an opponent argued the bill should clearly make participation voluntary, expand to other exceptional student groups, include funding, and add stronger accountability. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee then considered SB 166, the Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools bill by Senator Simon. The bill would reduce or remove several state mandates and give districts more flexibility on testing, teacher evaluations, contracts and certification, school board operations, instructional materials timelines, audits, facilities planning, emergency make-up days, federal fund use, and public VPK oversight. Senators asked about the impact on student proficiency, teacher evaluations, and the transfer of public VPK oversight to districts; Simon said the tests would remain but count as 30 percent of the grade, districts would retain flexibility in evaluation measures, and only public VPK would shift to districts. Public testimony was largely supportive, with some speakers praising reduced testing and local control, while one senator cautioned that Florida still has a math proficiency problem. The bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 296 by Senator Bradley, which would repeal the 2023 statewide mandate requiring later middle and high school start times and return the decision to local districts, while still requiring districts to inform the community about the health, safety, and academic impacts of sleep deprivation and consider later start times. Supporters argued the mandate created transportation, staffing, and scheduling problems and that local control was more practical, while opponents emphasized sleep science and the benefits of later start times for teens. Several senators discussed the tension between research and district resources, and the bill sponsor said the measure preserves the conversation about sleep while allowing local scheduling decisions. CS/SB 296 was reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- respective universities do partner with us to share their expertise in the science of how students learn
- Our new Healthy Lives program also offers a more intensive science learning core, along with career and
- Young's Healthy Lives initiative is to create and provide a planned continuum of K-8 learning experiences
- We are also intentionally expanding and diversifying science learning opportunities for our K-8 students
- We are also intentionally expanding and diversifying science learning opportunities for our K-8 students
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education Postsecondary met to receive an update from Florida developmental research lab schools on articulated health care programs created under the Live Healthy initiative and Senate Bill 76. Chair Calatayud opened the meeting, confirmed a quorum, and heard presentations from P.K. Young/University of Florida, Florida State University Schools, FAMU Developmental Research School, and Florida Atlantic University Laboratory School. Each school described efforts to build K-12-to-postsecondary health care pathways, expand dual enrollment and industry certifications, and share replicable curriculum models with other districts.
FSU Schools highlighted its HERO program, including CNA and food manager certifications, dual enrollment growth, reserve seating at colleges, and a paid internship with the Department of Health tied to emergency shelter operations. P.K. Young described its Healthy Lives Blueprint, which combines K-8 wellness experiences, a new high school health and human performance pathway, AP and science course expansion, a planned gymnasium redesign, and partnerships with Santa Fe College and UF. FAMU DRS reported growing dual enrollment, partnerships with FAMU, Tallahassee State, and Lively, and a goal of serving at least 100 students and 40 staff through health career exposure, certifications, and AA/AS pathways.
FAU Lab School described a more advanced model that integrates elementary through high school research and health science experiences, including biotechnology, bioengineering, and partnerships with health and research institutions. The school reported 87 peer-reviewed student publications, more than $350,000 in student grants, six patents, and pipelines into FAU’s medical and nursing programs, including a Med Direct pathway and a National Merit Scholar pipeline. Committee members asked about student readiness for nursing programs, dual enrollment, articulation with state colleges, and how the lab school models could be disseminated statewide. The meeting concluded with praise for the programs and a motion by Senator Fine to adjourn, which was adopted without objection.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Dec 9th, 2025
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Transcript Highlights:
- more. with a lot of money is he's mentoring them and trying to teach them to learn more.
- We can all learn a lot. But he definitely didn't use that tone inflection to drive divisiveness.
- learn what Charlie Kirk had to say.
- But also what I learned here in the Senate is you don't have to debate.
- But also what I learned here in the Senate is you don't have to debate.
Summary:
The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability heard three bills and reported all three favorably. First, the committee took up Senator Gates’ employee protection bill, which was amended with a delete-all to create whistleblower protections for people who file ethics complaints based on personal knowledge. Gates and the Florida Commission on Ethics said the measure would reduce retaliation against insiders who report misconduct, while the commission said it supported the proposal and expected low implementation costs. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill as amended.
The committee next considered Senator McClain’s bill to reclassify certain district assistant regional counsel supervisor positions in the Florida Retirement System to the senior management class. Supporters said the change would align those positions with comparable attorneys in public defender and state attorney offices and help with recruitment and retention. A late-file technical amendment aligning class codes with statute was adopted, and the committee then reported the bill favorably.
The final bill, Senator Martin’s SB 194, would designate October 14 each year as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance in Florida. Martin argued the day would honor Kirk’s advocacy for free speech, civic engagement, and debate, and said it would not create a state holiday or require closures. The bill drew strong opposition from Senator Polsky and Senator Bracy Davis, who cited Kirk’s public statements on race, women, guns, and systemic discrimination and argued he was divisive and unworthy of a state honor. Supporters, including representatives from the Venezuelan American Republican Club and the Christian Family Coalition, backed the measure. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.