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ERIC Number: ED610694
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
Pages: 14
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One Step Forward, One Step Back: Public Health Fears Keep America's School Districts on a Reopening Treadmill
Gross, Betheny; Opalka, Alice; Gundapaneni, Padma
Center on Reinventing Public Education
This brief gives an update on our nationally representative sample of school district reopening plans. This update comes at a critical time, as a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic once again forces school system leaders to rethink plans to welcome students safely to campuses, and spiking caseloads raise a new round of public health fears for students, families, and teachers. We found: (1) Districts made modest shifts toward providing more in-person learning opportunities: (a) The biggest change in modes of instruction is in the share of districts offering varying models across grade levels--meaning that at least some grade levels (typically elementary) are learning in-person or hybrid; and (b) A significant rural-urban divide persists. City districts are still far more likely to operate fully remote than suburban and rural districts. Rural districts remain far more likely to operate fully in-person than city and suburban districts; and (2) Districts are prioritizing younger students and students with disabilities for in-person learning: (a) Nearly 60 percent of districts reported offering full in-person learning to elementary grades, while less than 50 percent of districts reported offering full in-person learning for middle and high schools; and (b) Of the school districts that operate in full remote or hybrid models, 41.3 percent of school districts provide some sort of priority access for students with disabilities.
Center on Reinventing Public Education. University of Washington Bothell Box 358200, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel: 206-685-2214; Fax: 206-221-7402; e-mail: crpe@u.washington.edu; Web site: http://www.crpe.org
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
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