Episode One of The New Classroom includes six reports produced by Ozarks at Large staff from the first day of school on Aug. 24 through the end of September. The stories cover teachers' reactions to reopening schools to in-person learning, students' impressions of the first week of school, the changes impacting substitute teachers, the learning pod trend and more. For additional New Classroom content, click here.
0000017d-2122-dd26-adfd-e56710b50000The New Classroom is a special reporting series, supported by The Walton Family Foundation, exploring the struggles, changes and innovations in education during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can find reports in this series listed below.
The New Classroom: Episode One
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