ADADNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio has pushed hard to reopen school buildings to ease the burden on working parents. More than 450,000 students began remote learning last Monday, while about 90,000 preschoolers and special-education students whose families chose in-person instruction arrived at school campuses. ADADAccording to the most recent district figures, families of students of color chose remote learning at far higher rates than White families. Experts fear it could be another factor exacerbating an achievement gap that separates Black and Latino students from their White classmates. In District 8, where Torres sends her daughter to school, 49 percent of students are learning remotely.

Source: Washington Post September 25, 2020 15:25 UTC