PA and NJ racial gap in access to in-person learning last year was among the worst in the nation, new report says

July 6, 2021

As schools moved to bring children back during the pandemic, students of color in Pennsylvania and New Jersey were less likely than white students to have the choice to attend in person. And the access gaps between those groups in the two states were among the widest in the country, according to a report released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.