A September study by the Brookings Institution warned that school closures would disproportionately affect students of color. Richard V. Reeves, a co-author of the study with Ember Smith, said the new data, which is more comprehensive, deepened his fear of rising inequality. Ms. Villagomez-Morales tried letting her two youngest children, Jacmin and Neli, log in from the garage, but they started to fight. “My kids, I mean they’re learning something, but not really,” Ms. Villagomez-Morales said. While it remains unclear how much school closures will harm disadvantaged students, most experts are pessimistic.

Source: New York Times December 24, 2020 21:56 UTC