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About 1/3 Expect ‘Equal Mix’ of Physical, Virtual Learning: NRF

People who think students in their households “mostly or entirely” will attend classes remotely is 28%, and 27% think students will do so in-person this fall, reported the National Retail Federation Monday. The association canvassed 7,600 consumers Aug. 3-11, finding…

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about a third expect an “equal mix” of in-person and e-learning, it said. The survey found 63% of consumers expect at least some school and college classes will take place online this year, up from 55% from early July. The proportion planning to buy laptops for remote learning was virtually unchanged at 37%; intentions to buy computing accessories increased to 26% from 21%. Twenty-three percent plan to buy desks or chairs to furnish home classrooms, up from 17% in July.