1/ Some parents who hesitate to send their kids back to school during the pandemic are hiring private teachers and forming "learning pods" with other families.
This approach could leave low-income students and students of color far behind.
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This approach could leave low-income students and students of color far behind.
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2/ In Texas, the coronavirus is spreading unpredictably, and plans to safely reopen schools are shifting day by day.
School districts can limit classroom instruction for up to eight weeks, with state permission.
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School districts can limit classroom instruction for up to eight weeks, with state permission.
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3/ Many parents have been left with difficult decisions to make about their children’s health and education.
Some have immunocompromised kids or family members but can’t manage working and educating their kids at home at the same time.
Some have immunocompromised kids or family members but can’t manage working and educating their kids at home at the same time.
4/ The families who have chosen the learning pod approach pool their money to hire an instructor and take turns hosting small groups of students to follow the school district’s learning plan at home.
5/ Others are withdrawing their children from public schools entirely and planning to home-school with learning materials they can find online, while others are sticking with trusted private child care centers. 
6/ But many parents don't have the money to hire private instructors or the flexibility to home-school their children.
7/ Upon hearing that Frisco ISD wouldn’t open classrooms for at least three weeks after the school year begins, Chloe McGlover panicked, knowing her budget is too tight to hire a tutor or full-time teacher for her 11-year-old son, Jhonte.
8/ Available data from some of Texas’ most populous counties shows Black and Hispanic Texans disproportionately contracting COVID-19.
9/ Low-income, Black and Hispanic Texans are more likely than high-income and white Texans to be essential workers and to lack health insurance, which @cdcgov research shows is related to higher risks for being hospitalized or dying with COVID-19.
10/ Low-income, Black and Hispanic Texans are also a majority in Texas public schools and are less likely to be able to afford private supplements to their children’s education.
11/11 Privately organized efforts like learning pods are likely to happen in neighborhoods and school zones, already segregated by race and class.
Some students with money and resources will sprint ahead. Those without will lag behind.
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Some students with money and resources will sprint ahead. Those without will lag behind.
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