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LAUSD Starts Online Learning Next Week, Hopes To Be Better Than Spring
Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education has conceded that its distance-learning plans aren’t perfect for the fall semester, which starts next week.But now that students and teachers have had time to adjust to the new normal, they hope for a better experience than the abrupt crisis that made spring sessions somewhat haphazard.Board member George McKenna said he has “no illusions the students will be as well-served … with distance-learning as they would be if they could actually be in a classroom with a teacher.” He added, “All we can do is try to keep our children safe and as well-educated as we can.”Students will begin LAUSD orientation sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, with