New polls suggest there may be a lot less people coming back to public schools in the fall, with about 20 percent of teachers not planning to return and about 6 in 10 parents now contemplating home school.

“In an exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos poll, 1 in 5 teachers say they are unlikely to go back to school if their classrooms reopen in the fall, a potential massive wave of resignations,” the news site reports.

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“A separate poll of parents with at least one child in grades K-12 finds that 6 in 10 say they would be likely to pursue at-home learning options instead of sending back their children this fall. Nearly a third of parents, 30%, say they are ‘very likely’ to do that.”

The results come from two parallel online polls of 403 parents with at least one child in schools and 505 teachers conducted May 18-21. With teachers, the survey showed the vast majority are struggling with distance learning and are concerned students will fall behind.

“Almost all of them, 83%, say they are having a harder time doing their job right now, and two-thirds say they have had to work more than usual. Two-thirds also say they haven’t been able to do their jobs properly since starting to teach remotely, a task that most say they hadn’t been prepared well by the district to do,” USA Today reports.

“The newest teachers, those who have been on the job for five years or less, struggled the most with distance teaching; 6 in 10 said they hadn’t been trained well for the task. The oldest teachers had the most difficulty dealing with technology. Among teachers 55 and older, 1 in 4 said it hasn’t been easy for them to use the technology required.”

Majorities of both parents and teachers told the pollster they’re worried about their children, though teachers are much more concerned about them falling behind. While 46 percent of parents believe their kids are now falling behind, that figure was 76 percent among teachers.

The poll revealed only about 3 percent of families do not have access to reliable internet service at home, and all but 10 percent have the equipment and software necessary for remote learning, though percentages are higher among low income families.

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And while parents and teachers agreed on a lot, there are areas where they don’t exactly see eye-to-eye.

Parents supported the idea of extending the school year with classes in the summer to make up for lost time, 47%-36%, while teachers opposed the suggestion 57%-34%.

“Another divide: 40% of parents say public school teachers are paid fairly,” USA Today reports. “Just 24% of teachers agree.”

Overall, 1 in 5 teachers said the coronavirus lockdown has prompted them to reconsider whether to return to the classroom, and for those 55 and over, the statistic was 25 percent.

“For the first time … these last three months have felt like I’ve been doing a job, doing this to earn a paycheck,” said Andy Brown, an environmental history teacher in rural Ohio with 20 years of experience. “The engagement level with the students hasn’t been there, and that’s the reason I got into this career – the interaction and the engagement and seeing and feeling their excitement.”