Wary of sending their children back into classrooms, some families are joining into pods to teach kids; other parents look online to replace or supplement in-person instruction.

Julia Begley is wary of sending her 10-year-old daughter, Eve, back to school in the fall. So she is interviewing parents with children of similar ages to pod up, she says, or create their own little school.
As districts announce reopening plans, some parents are coming up with alternatives, such as online classes, outdoor programs or joining other households to create micro-schools. Families who weathered work-life-school challenges during the spring say they are daunted by the coming academic yearand a flurry of hybrids…