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Keeping schools closed next fall could worsen science’s diversity problem

from Scientific American

Keeping schools closed next fall could worsen science’s diversity problem Scientific American Out of necessity, local school systems worldwide have reacted quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic by transitioning education for young people to a virtual setting. A screen with a grid of faces is replacing classrooms, exacerbating inequalities in attendance and engagement in math and science for students in minority-predominant and low-income communities. While countries like China, Denmark, Germany and Norway that are emerging from the first wave of the pandemic are reopening their schools in phases, most schools in the U.S. are closed through the academic year. READ MORE

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