About 58% of nonwhite students attend schools that rely heavily on remote learning, compared to 36% of white students. Remote learning is widely considered less successful than traditional classrooms, especially for younger children. “Inequality in learning outcomes is only more likely to grow.”Other experts have warned that disadvantaged students often lack the support that remote learning requires, such as computer access, quiet study space and help from parents or tutors. The Columbia study shows how the students least equipped for virtual instruction are those most likely to have encountered it this year. While the school has worked hard to improve its online learning, Rhodes said, problems have abounded.

Source: bd News24 December 25, 2020 07:30 UTC