How To Address Inequality Exposed By The Covid-19 Pandemic

Walter Thompson, TechCrunch
Tue, 10/27/2020 - 2:26pm

Darrell M. West Contributor Share on Twitter Darrell M. West is Vice President and Director of Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. John R. Allen Contributor John R. Allen is President of The Brookings Institution. The novel coronavirus has accelerated the use of many digital technologies. Forced in the spring to close their doors, most K-12 schools and universities shifted to online learning where teachers lead classes virtually and students submit their assignments electronically. According to the World Economic Forum, it is estimated that 1.2 billion students around the world this year were “out of the classroom” due to the pandemic, while in the United States, over 55 million K-12 students didn’t receive in-person instruction. The use of telemedicine and video conferencing also has become a principal platform for medical consultations as a result of the coronavirus.

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