PC Magazine - USA (2020-10)

WHY AXIS

WHAT’S NEW NOW

Survey: 64% of Parents Say

They Received Little or No

Tech Support for Remote

Learning Last School Year

BY ERIC GRIFFITH

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istance learning is the new reality thrust upon most US parents and

guardians by the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine. Before the new

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from home. We heard from 805 parents with kids in middle and intermediate

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