Matt Penner writes: “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the source of many discussions in the past few weeks about the “return to school.” We’re witnessing major public city schools opting for hybrid or fully-remote options, the CDC director and the president are at odds over the White House administration’s suggested guidelines, and many states’ re-entry plans seem to be even more uncertain as we see cases continue to rise across the U.S. The evidence is clear that school districts should plan for remote learning to be here for the long-haul. As such, it’s no longer an option, but a necessity, to have the technology infrastructure in place to support remote learning.”