When school comes home: How low-income families are adapting to distance learning

Abstract

School campus closures due to COVID-19 forced transition to remote learning in March 2020, which continues in Fall 2020. Remote learning measures presents multiple challenges for low-income, minority families, and these families have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 crisis. We sought to understand the challenges they faced, including the lack of Internet access and devices, digital skills and lack of appropriate learning space at home.