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The pandemic will leave the next generation of Black tech talent behind

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For more than a year, news headlines have chronicled a staggering drop in student test scores, particularly in math. The pattern has been consistent across states. In Massachusetts, 37,000 more kids need substantial academic support in math this year, compared to pre-pandemic times.

To put that in perspective, if we put those children in a single school district, it would be the second-largest district in the state.

Inequity in academic achievement has spiked alongside Covid case counts. Students from low-income families, Black and Latino students and those who were already struggling academically prior to the pandemic have tended to suffer the most. As a result, a recent analysis suggests that students in majority-Black schools are now a full year behind in math compared to their peers in majority-white schools.

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