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Falling behind | Virtual learning through a pandemic
April 22, 2021 | 10:09 AM GMT
Like students all across the country, Ana Reyes was sent home to take her high school classes online because of the pandemic. But as an immigrant who speaks English as a second language, she faced unique challenges with remote learning. The Washington Post spent six months documenting Reyes and a teacher from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., as they experienced virtual schooling and an eventual return to the classroom.