A scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee warns students across the state are struggling to stay on track during the coronavirus pandemic.
Curtis Jones is head of Socially Responsible Evaluation in Education at the university. He says some minority students could fall one year behind in learning by the time virtual classes let out for the summer.
Jones says when students aren’t in a classroom, it’s harder for them to stay on track. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says this isn’t a Milwaukee issue, it’s a statewide issue – and it’s making the racial disparity worse.
Students of color may have lost three-to-five months of learning in math, while white students lost one-to-three months.
