Report: The Pandemic Grossly Exacerbated Disparities in Education
07/29/21
A new report noted that students on the whole did make gains during
the 2020–2021 school year. However, those gains were lower than
seen in previous years. Underrepresented groups and students in
high-poverty areas were disproportionately impacted negatively by the
public policy response to the pandemic.
The report, Learning
during COVID-19: Reading and math achievement in the 2020-2021 school
year, from the non-profit NWEA, used data from it s MAP
Growth assessments from 5.5 million students in grades 3–8 in
spring 2020 and fall 2021. It found that, while growth was lower for
all student groups, historically underserved students (e.g.,
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07/22/21
Despite electronic component shortages caused by the public policy
response to the pandemic, traditional PCs (notebooks, desktops and
workstations) saw 13.2% year-over-year growth in the second quarter
of 2021. However, largely owing to shortages, desktops grew at a
higher rate than notebooks, according to a preliminary
report from market research firm IDC.
The growth in the second quarter was, however, much less substantial
than the previous two quarters (55.9% in the first quarter of the
year and 25.8% in the fourth quarter of last year). The market faces mixed signals as far as demand is concerned,
said Neha Mahajan, senior research analyst with IDC’s Devices and