From the blog: " We found that students had about three hours a week, on average, of live instruction with their teachers, and a sizable share had no live teacher contact at all in a typical week. This fall, 18% of students are not getting any live instruction—down from 21% in the spring. At least a few factors may explain this small improvement. First, some students are back on campus for in-person instruction. Second, minimum instructional minutes were waived in spring 2020, but requirements have returned for the 2020–21 school year—albeit at lower levels than before the pandemic. Third, the state’s enacted 2020–21 budget requires “daily live interaction.” Finally, increased access to devices this fall may have helped students and teachers connect in real time."