Academic, emotional concerns outweigh COVID-19 risks in parents’ views about keeping schools open
53% of parents of K-12 students say schools in the United States should be providing a mix of in-person and online instruction this winter.
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53% of parents of K-12 students say schools in the United States should be providing a mix of in-person and online instruction this winter.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
The shares of mothers and fathers who are working have fallen from 2019 to 2020, but the falloff has been comparable for each group.
The number of American homeowners increased by an estimated 2.1 million over the past year, according to the Census Bureau.
The share of unpartnered mothers who are employed and at work has fallen more precipitously than among other parents.
While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they moved, someone moved into their home or they know someone who moved because of the outbreak.
For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
Nearly seven-in-ten registered voters say postponing state primary elections has been a necessary step to address the coronavirus outbreak.
Only 23% say they have emergency funds that would last them three months.
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