Remote learning is costing parents a fortune
September 8, 2020 – In a CNN Business article about how remote learning is costing parents a fortune, reporter Jeanne Sahadi highlights the programs Bright Horizons is offering to employers like Accenture to help their working parent employees manage the new demands of remote learning.
"Through a new employer benefits program created by childcare provider Bright Horizons in partnership with educational centers across the country, Accenture is paying the lion's share of the costs for employees who enroll their school age kids in learning support programs at places like Code Ninjas, Mathnasium and Sylvan Learning Centers. Parents' per-child, out of-pocket costs is just $5 an hour. There are typically proctors there to support kids with their online classes, but they're not teaching the curriculum."
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