EPIC IN THE NEWS
As 83% of schools go back to the classroom, the most vulnerable kids are getting left behind
DATE: February 22, 2021
As of this month, 83% of Michigan’s school districts say they’re already offering or planning to offer at least some form of in-person instruction, according to a new statewide survey. That’s a big jump from the 64% who were planning to do so in January, according to a release from Michigan State University.
But while only 15% of districts say they’re still fully remote, researchers say those districts are disproportionately urban, have a high proportion of Black and low income students, and had lower average scores on the most recent Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, or M-STEP. They also have some of the highest rates of chronic absenteeism and the lowest high school graduation rates, says Katharine Strunk, an MSU professor and director of the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative.
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