Why reopening schools in minority neighbourhoods is hard
The children who have suffered most from closed schools will be last to go back
CLOSING PUBLIC-school buildings during the covid-19 epidemic has had clear academic consequences. McKinsey, a consultancy, reckons pupils are likely to lose between five and nine months of learning on average by the end of this school year. Non-white students, the study reckons, will be six to 12 months behind. Many people, including President Joe Biden, want children to return to the classroom. However, the pupils who have experienced the greatest learning loss will probably be the last to return.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Obstacle coursework”
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