The first day of school is a time of new things: new classes, new teachers and new activities. In 2020, the first day of school is even more unfamiliar, as backpacks and classrooms have been replaced by Chromebooks and Zoom.
The learning curve for distance learning is steep, but educators in the Shoreline Unified School District are cautiously optimistic that instruction will improve from the spring, when many students stopped showing up to virtual classrooms.