Fewer U.S. Parents Want Full-Time In-Person Fall Schooling
(World News USA)

Story Highlights 36% want full-time in-person instruction; 28% want full-time remote learning More parents concerned about children catching the coronavirus A growing percentage of concerned parents want full-time remote learning WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As U.S. coronavirus infections and parents` concerns about their children catching COVID-19 have surged, parents` preferences for school attendance this year have shifted. In late May and early June, a majority of 56% of K-12 parents wanted full-time in-person school this fall. Now, 36% prefer this option. Meanwhile, 28% of parents, up from 7% in the prior survey, prefer full-time remote instruction. The remainder, 36%, favor a hybrid system of...