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Interim La Conner Schools Superintendent Rich Stewart is getting quite familiar with distance learning.

So, too, is U.S. Rep Rick Larsen (D-Everett).

This meeting last Wednesday morning had them climbing their respective learning curves both literally and figuratively as they compared notes on public education and COVID-19 while maintaining six-foot social distancing outside the La Conner School District Office building.

Stewart shared how school staff have adapted to the pandemic and what the district’s plans are for the upcoming academic year with the 10-term congressman, who co-chairs the C...