Analysis: Survey Finds More Than Half of Parents Say Their Kids Are Learning Remote — and the Negative Effects Are Hitting Hard

The 74 Million – Bruno Manno

“It’s reasonable to think that students would be attending schools for in-person instruction where COVID-19 is not spreading rapidly. But a recent national survey of parents conducted by analysts at the Harvard-based journal Education Next finds the opposite: Students are more likely to attend schools where COVID is spreading most rapidly. This suggests that the severity of a community’s COVID crisis seems to have little effect on a district’s decision to open schools for in-person learning.” (more)