In recent weeks, as novel coronavirus caseloads across the country have surged, school systems are making difficult decisions to stop or limit in-person learning options in an effort to reduce the virus’ spread. In some areas, those transitions are coming just weeks after districts phased in on-campus learning.
This fall’s toggle between in-person, hybrid and distance learning formats has become more challenging, according to administrators and education experts. Unlike the spring, when nearly all districts only offered remote learning, a district now may have multiple learning format options for different grade levels that vary based on the school day or week, said Chris Tienken, an associate professor of education administration at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.
