Was COVID Exacerbated by the Income Gap💵
My week has been one of trials and tribulations. As an educator many of my colleagues returned to school; I was not one of them. I have been placed in the Providence Virtual Learning Academy (PVLA) due to my asthma, which under CDC Guidelines determines that I am at risk. However, since school began this virtual academy has laid testament to the gross inadequacies and inequalities that currently exist in our society and public education system. I can work from home, many cannot. As of last year 2019, Providence had a student enrollment of 24,336 students. Out of that number, 65.8% are Hispanic and 16.2% are Black. COVID is affecting these two populations the worse. As of today there has been 86 new cases and the Providence municipality has some of the highest recorded cases. So one would ask, why did Providence Public Schools open? They opened, in my opinion due to politics, but this isn't what this post is about. In the article, T hinking About Racial Disparities i