School closures affected disadvantaged students much more severely, study shows
“School closures have had a much more severe impact on students’ learning and motivation in disadvantaged secondary schools, a new ESRI study indicates. The research says school leaders fear a key outcome of the Covid-19 lockdown will be a widening of the gap between less well-off and more affluent students …” (more)
[Carl O’Brien and Marie O’Halloran, Irish Times, 26 June]
Tags: coronavirus, ESRI