75% kids see literacy loss as most schools remain shut, says survey

Most parents want physical classrooms to reopen

With most schools shut for the past year and a half, 75 per cent parents feel their child’s reading ability has massively declined and almost all of them want physical classrooms to immediately reopen, shows a recent survey.
 
Because of limited access to online classes, almost 48 per cent of the surveyed poor children in rural areas weren’t able to read more than a few words, while in urban areas, the figure was at 42 per cent.
 
Called School Children’s Online and Offline Learning, or SCHOOL, the survey was conducted in August in 15 states and UTs. It