BRIEF5.A How schools adapted to pandemic response: Percentage of public schools, teachers, and principals reporting selected strategies to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic by community type, school level, student enrollment, and percent of students approved for free or reduced-priced lunch, spring 2020

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Characteristic Percentage of schools Percentage of teachers Percentage of principals
All or some classes were canceled All or some classes were moved to a distance-learning format using online resources All or some classes were moved to a distance–learning format using paper materials Taught scheduled real-time lessons to classes who could ask questions during the lesson through a video or audio call Distributed computers or digital devices to all students to take home Distributed computers or digital devices to students who did not have access to one at home Worked with internet providers to help students access the internet at home Sent home hotspots or other devices to help students access the internet at home Offered spaces where students could safely access free Wi-Fi (in the school parking lot, etc.)
All public schools 9 77 41 47 45 39 45 61 37
Community type
City 10 84 37 54 47 42 52 75 30
Suburban 8 84 32 50 45 45 49 69 27
Town 10 70 46 36 44 33 42 49 47
Rural 9 67 51 39 44 32 36 49 46
School level
Primary 10 76 47 46 40 41 44 61 34
Middle 8 80 30 46 54 33 49 66 37
High 7 81 30 48 50 37 45 64 43
Combined 10 72 43 48 47 37 42 52 35
Student enrollment
Less than 200 8 69 47 41 45 33 38 51 36
200–499 10 76 45 44 44 38 44 58 38
500–749 9 80 37 47 45 41 47 66 34
750–999 9 84 33 49 48 41 50 71 34
1,000 or more 7 84 27 50 49 42 54 73 39
Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunch
0%–34% 8 87 32 50 48 43 49 67 31
35%–49% 7 76 39 45 46 40 47 60 41
50%–74% 7 80 44 43 46 38 48 61 44
75% or more 11 72 48 46 44 33 41 60 35
NOTE: Not all strategies surveyed among schools, teachers, and principals are included in this table. For additional information, see "Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Education in the United States (Preliminary Data): First Look.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey.

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