Data Reveal Significant Racial Disparities in School Reopening
THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic exposed long-standing inequities baked into the country's public education system, and now, a year after schools shuttered for more than 50 million children, parents finally have their first glimpse at the depths of the racial disparities that stand to haunt the U.S. for years to come.
As of January, more than half of all Black, Hispanic and Asian fourth-graders were learning in a fully remote environment.
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