Infante-Green: Return to school in R.I. will involve hybrid of in-person and online classes

PROVIDENCE -- When classes begin again this fall, students will take a mix of online and in-person classes, and districts will have some flexibility over how they offer this hybrid model.

Although the state Department of Education is mulling over several different learning scenarios, State Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green did offer the following broad outlines at a hearing Wednesday before the House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.

First, she said it was “extremely important” to get students in grades kindergarten to five back into the actual classroom because this age group learns much better in person.

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