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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Study finds that nearly 40 percent of low-income kids are doing little to no actual learning during distance learning:

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/27/862705225/survey-shows-big-remote-learning-gaps-for-low-income-and-special-needs-children

SO what will MCPS do? MCPS's hand is going to be forced not by upper-class parents but by equity concerns like this. MCPS does not want to see the already-yawning achievement gap become untenable because distance learning simply doesn't work for such a huge chunk of students. These kids need to be in the school buildings.  And opening only for at risk/low-income children? If it's so risky to have schools fully open, wouldn't this just compound the problem of the virus' prevalence in low-income communities? so the plan to close the achievement gap is to provide regular in-school instruction to children at risk while withholding it from others?

It seems there is no way around some level of risk, unless we want to shelter until we have a vaccine (a crazy proposition). It is outweighed by the tremendous benefits of full-time in person school.
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Distance learning doesn't work for my solidly middle-class kids, either.[/quote]

Mine neither I was just trying to say I don't think DL is going to happen[/quote]

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