Northwest Parents: How Are You Liking Distance Learning?

By Rob Manning (OPB), Samantha Matsumoto (OPB) and Elizabeth Miller (OPB)
Portland, Ore. April 22, 2020 5:32 p.m.

It's been more than a week since Oregon officially flipped the switch to "Distance Learning," drafting parents into service as tutors and technical support staff. The Oregon Department of Education has provided broad guidance to school districts on what's expected to occur over the next few months — but the nuts and bolts of how it'll work depends on the efforts of principals, teachers and yes, families.

So at OPB, we're wondering: How's that going for you?

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