In one high-poverty Chicago suburb, a plan to use COVID relief funds to embrace hybrid learning – Chalkbeat Chicago

"Officials say the revamp would allow the district to proactively address teacher shortages and to rethink the school day and week, with students attending, say, three days in person and two virtually...But for many educators, simultaneously teaching in-person and remote students was among the most challenging aspects of pandemic schooling. And online learning did not work well for many students — especially younger learners and those living in poverty."