Parents Turning to Tutors, “Pandemic Pods” to Help with Remote Learning

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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More than 80 percent of California children are in districts that Governor Gavin Newsom says must use remote-only learning when schools return. That's prompted some parents to search for tutors or teachers to come to their homes - sometimes in pandemic pods with several families - to oversee distance learning. But these are options only available to those who can afford them, and it's raising concerns about further exacerbating rampant inequalities in public education. We'll talk about the rush for private teachers and the questions it raises about equity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.0	Coming up on forum, tutors, educators, and agencies that place certified teachers say they're seeing a spike in demand for their services.
1:05.0	After Governor Gavin Newsom ordered campuses remain closed in counties with high COVID-19 rates.
1:11.6	Some families who can afford it are seeking private teachers to augment remote learning.
1:16.6	Others are looking to hire teachers for small group instruction of kids from multiple families in so-called learning pods.
1:23.6	But some experts fear these moves will widen the education gap between high and low-income students and question their safety in a pandemic.
1:31.5	We explore school pods next on Forum.
1:37.9	This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Governor Newsom's order that school campuses remain closed in counties with high coronavirus infection rates means millions of California students will begin the school year learning remotely. Some parents have responded by joining with other families and setting up their own learning pods with hired teachers.
2:03.4	Others are seeking private tutors to augment the lessons their kids struggled through when schools abruptly shut down in spring.
2:10.6	But some parents and public education advocates worry these arrangements will exacerbate existing learning inequities.
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