Some US Public Schools Shut Their Doors For Remainder Of Academic Year03:43
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April 17, 2020

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Roughly half of all public school students live in states that have either recommended or ordered their schools to stay closed for the remainder of the academic year.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with NPR education correspondent Cory Turner (@NPRCoryTurner).

This segment aired on April 17, 2020.