Families Priced Out of 'Learning Pods' Seek Alternatives [nytimes.com]
By Abby Goodnough, The New York Times, August 15, 2020 When Shy Rodriguez heard about one of the hottest trends in education during the pandemic — “learning pods,” where parents hire teachers for small-group, in-home instruction — she knew immediately it was something she could never afford for her sons. Like many parents, Ms. Rodriguez, a single mother and nursing assistant in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was deeply dissatisfied with the online instruction her school district provided last spring.