The problems are concentrated among students trying to learn from home, more than 3 million of the stateās 5.5 million public school students, according to administratorsā accounts.
According to KVUE-TV, about 11,700 Austin ISD students are failing at least one class this year, a 70% increase from last year.
San Antonioās Northside ISD has not changed its expectations for virtual students, despite seeing higher failure rates, said Superintendent Brian Woods.
Since many students learning from home are low income, Black and Hispanic, lowering academic standards for those students could end up deepening existing inequities, he said.
Bizuayehu has dyslexia and dysgraphia, which impacts his ability to write clearly by hand, and heās found virtual learning much easier.