Number of virtual schools in N.J. has dropped 71% since September
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A kindergarten student listens during Sarah Sheck s, class at Sycamore Drive Elementary School in Hazlet. Friday, September 11, 2020.
Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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The number of New Jersey schools offering virtual-only instruction has dropped 71% since the start of the school year, as districts continue to grapple with how to educate students during the coronavirus pandemic.
As of April 17, 526 school districts were hybrid, 69 were remote and 186 were fully in-person the fourth week in a row the number of in-person districts increased. Thirty districts have different educational formats for different schools.