One is thriving after switching from online public school to in-person private education. The other is struggling, stuck in her virtual classroom.<\/p>\n
The lives of these two girls, Ella Pierick and Afiya Harris, encapsulate the growing divide in U.S. education as more affluent parents flee public schools.<\/p>\n
In Connecticut, enrollment fell 3%. Colorado reported a similar decline, with the steepest losses in one of its wealthiest counties. Chicago\u2019s rosters dipped 4.1%, the most in 20 years.<\/p>\n
Parents with means are instead homeschooling; joining with other families to hire teachers in so-called pandemic pods; or signing up for private schools. Poor and minority children often have no choice but to attend inferior virtual classrooms, and some are just giving up entirely.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Affluent families ditch public schools, widening U.S. inequality https:\/\/t.co\/eox2j7ujxg<\/a> via @business<\/a><\/p>\n — David Wainer (@david_wainer) December 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n