While many students have returned to in-person learning, nearly 60,000 public-school students in New York haven't.Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times A New York City teacher quit her job in March after 12 years at the school. She wanted a remote option and said she and her students thrived online early in the pandemic. The educator found a new position at a fully online public school. Once Kentucky Parkis got into the groove of remote work in 2020, she knew she didn't want to go back in person.