Sarah Taddeo – New York State Team USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 10/15/2020 on page A1
New York school districts with a large share of low-income students are nearly twice as likely than wealthier districts to be teaching remotely this fall, a new report found.
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a sea change in learning methods for New York schools.
Many of the largest districts in the state – most of which educate students in low-income neighborhoods – started the year in a completely remote learning environment.
The situation deepened already existing inequities between school districts and unveiled a lack of technological resources among families living in lower income areas, according to the report released Tuesday by the nonprofit The Education Trust – New York.