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School closures due to coronavirus could widen education inequality among students

Newsweek, March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020

School closures due to coronavirus could widen education inequality among students

“Depending on the timeline of when things resume to ‘normal,’ it could have really long-lasting effects for a number of families and communities,” Adriana Villavicencio, an assistant professor of education at the University of California, Irvine, said. She added that for students who are homeless, the outbreak adds additional stress.