Oregon Trail educators talk benefits, challenges of hybrid learning
Tracy Rock, Cari Swoboda, Jessica Minch express excitement around having students back in classrooms
When schools went all-digital last year to slow the spread of COVID-19, it took a lot of adjustment for students, parents and teachers alike.
Now that all grades are on four-day, in-person instructional weeks under hybrid format, teachers said they still face challenges though they appreciate having students back in their classrooms.
Boring Middle School sixth grade teacher Tracy Rock said she s fortunate to have more than 80% of her students back for in-person learning. She said only about five or six kids from her 30- to 32-student classes opted to continue learning remotely.
Students of color get short shrift
School districts in whiter, more affluent communities offer up to three times more teaching in-person.
Updated on Apr 03, 2021;
Published on Apr 03, 2021
Elementary students in the rural Oregon Trail district have been attending class in-person since mid-February. That s nearly a month earlier than some districts serving the Portland area s most diverse families. The Oregonian
Editor s Note
This is the first of two parts looking at how much in-person instruction students receive in the largest Portland-area districts. This entry focuses on elementary schools. Next up? Middle and high schools.
As Portland-area elementary schools reopen, students face glaring disparities in the amount of time they get face-to-face with teachers and classmates differences that are strongly linked to race and class.