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A Times survey of more than 20 school districts throughout Los Angeles County in the past two weeks, found that districts in wealthier, whiter communities were more likely to be moving full steam ahead to reopen elementary schools. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-11/divide-emerges-covid-school-reopening-rich-poor-areas
More affluent districts have plans in place to welcome students back as soon as permitted — within as little as two weeks if coronavirus infection rates continue to decline. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-11/divide-emerges-covid-school-reopening-rich-poor-areas
Districts serving less affluent Latino and Black communities — some of the hardest hit by the pandemic — are further behind. Their leaders spoke of the suffering and fears of their families in the darkest months of the pandemic.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-11/divide-emerges-covid-school-reopening-rich-poor-areas
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-11/divide-emerges-covid-school-reopening-rich-poor-areas
Researchers at USC have found that the question of whether to reopen is divided along racial and economic lines.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-11/divide-emerges-covid-school-reopening-rich-poor-areas
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-11/divide-emerges-covid-school-reopening-rich-poor-areas
In a national survey conducted late last month, about 44% of white parents favored a return to full in-person learning as did 47% of those with incomes over $150,000. More than half of Black, Latino and Asian parents, meanwhile, favored remote learning. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-11/divide-emerges-covid-school-reopening-rich-poor-areas
The Times contacted 23 diverse districts throughout the expanse of the county to learn whether they have partially reopened campuses, plan to do so soon or see in-person learning as a distant goal.
Read the story: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-11/divide-emerges-covid-school-reopening-rich-poor-areas
Read the story: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-11/divide-emerges-covid-school-reopening-rich-poor-areas
