The great divide | globe magazine
For schoolchildren struggling to read, COVID-19 has been a wrecking ball
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For struggling readers, especially those from lower-income families, America’s response to the coronavirus has amounted to a double whammy. Most families were left to fend for themselves in making up for lost instruction.
Districts and states have focused on the daunting logistics of reopening schools without sufficient federal support — negotiating with teachers unions, securing enough personal protective equipment, upgrading air ventilation systems — and many have failed to meet the needs of their most challenged learners from a distance.
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