The most startling evidence of the impact of distant remote learning during the age of COVID-19 was revealed in a report by McKinsey & Company. It concluded that students of color will be nearly a year behind White and other ethnic groups due to this disruption.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black kids will be a lasting problem. As such, we need to prepare to make significant investments in efforts to deal with this outcome if we want to assert that education is the way for a successful future for our children.
Torrance Stephens is an infectious disease scientist. His essays can be found at https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com
