Not everyone can write off a school year.
that only 41 percent of third through eighth graders in the district, and 51 percent of high schoolers, have internet access.
Even when disadvantaged students do have the necessary hardware, they may not have the parental support they need to navigate unfamiliar platforms and complete the assigned work. “Even older children often need help working through complex math and writing assignments and science projects, and they often need help staying on task with their work,” says Jessica Calarco, a sociologist at Indiana University who studies how social inequalities affect families and schools.
Affluent parents are also more likely to get the kind of support and education they want from their kids’ schools right now—even if their requests don’t benefit all students equally.
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