{"id":291768,"date":"2021-03-23T13:46:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=291768"},"modified":"2021-03-23T13:46:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:46:29","slug":"new-poll-shows-almost-70-of-u-s-parents-concerned-about-children-falling-behind-in-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-shows-almost-70-of-u-s-parents-concerned-about-children-falling-behind-in-school\/","title":{"rendered":"New Poll Shows Almost 70% Of U.S. Parents Concerned About Children Falling Behind In School"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-poll-shows-almost-70-of-u-s-parents-concerned-about-children-falling-behind-in-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=291768&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2950.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-only-on-ap-47d4047afb086c69c7a9687062f3c8f7\">poll<\/a> shows that while parents are worried about COVID-19 spreading at a higher rate if kids return to school, they are also concerned about their children falling behind in their schoolwork and social development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-62 Component-p-0-2-53\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-only-on-ap-47d4047afb086c69c7a9687062f3c8f7\">poll<\/a> was conducted by The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It shows that 69% of parents are \u201cSomewhat\u201d or \u201cExtremely\/Very concerned\u201d about their children falling behind academically in school, while 68% show the same level of concern over their children falling behind socially.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"24.92657856094\">\n<p>Parents also expressed worry over in-person classes leading to more COVID-19 cases. Sixty-four percent of the poll\u2019s respondents stated that they were \u201cSomewhat\u201d or \u201cExtremely\/Very concerned\u201d about \u201cinfections resulting from in-person schooling.\u201d While the number of parents that are \u201cExtremely\/Very concerned\u201d about their children falling behind socially or academically remains at 42% in both categories, parents that are \u201cExtremely\/Very concerned\u201d about the rise of infections is only 33%.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-six percent of parents said that they are \u201cNot very\/Not at all concerned\u201d about the rise of infection rates from resuming in-person classes. Twenty-nine percent and 31% of parents said that they are \u201cNot very\/Not at all concerned\u201d about children falling behind socially or academically, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Last July, the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs conducted a similar <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/u-s-news-ap-top-news-general-news-politics-lifestyle-b133f482b2eba88f8bd733e2d15d13ae\">poll<\/a> that showed around half of parents said they were \u201cat least somewhat concerned about their child losing services like school lunches or counseling because of the pandemic.\u201d More said they were \u201cworried about their child falling behind academically: 55% are very concerned, with another 21% somewhat concerned.\u201d 65% of parents were \u201cat least somewhat concerned about their own ability to juggle responsibilities,\u201d according to the AP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"24.371980676329\">\n<p>The Biden administration has stepped into the debate over schools reopening. It is pushing for states to vaccinate teachers as they continue to administer vaccines. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-only-on-ap-47d4047afb086c69c7a9687062f3c8f7\">AP<\/a> reported on Tuesday, however, \u201c\u2026Americans disagree on the need for teacher vaccines. About 4 in 10 say it\u2019s essential, while about a third say it\u2019s important but not essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the administration also announced that it would be giving schools $10 billion from the COVID relief act in order to add more testing to schools so they can reopen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-administration-to-give-10-billion-to-schools-for-covid-testing\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported: \u201cThe Department of Education also released a detailed list of how $122 billion of the COVID relief act would be allocated to each state for schools to reopen. The funds can be used for more Wi-Fi hotspots, hiring workers, funding programs including summer school, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released more relaxed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2021\/p0319-new-evidence-classroom-physical-distance.html\">guidelines<\/a> late last week that may allow more students to welcome a greater number of students into the classroom at one time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<div readability=\"15\">\n<p><em>The CDC announced new guidelines on Friday, stating that 3 feet of distance is acceptable within schools after nearly a year of Americans abiding by the 6-feet social distancing rule.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A recent Clinical Infectious Disease study in Massachusetts schools showed that there was no major difference between rates of COVID-19 among students who were 3 feet apart from one another or 6 feet apart from one another. The study found, \u201cStudent case rates were similar in the 242 districts with \u22653 feet versus \u22656 feet of physical distancing between students \u2026 Cases among school staff in districts with \u22653 feet versus \u22656 feet of physical distancing were also similar\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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