Ali, T. T., & Herrera, M. (n.d.). Distance Learning During COVID-19: 7 Equity Considerations for Schools and Districts. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

Government officials are taking swift public health actions to slow the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of March, statewide school closures affected 55.1 million K-12 public school students across our country.[1] Over 20 million of these students live within the seventeen states covered by the Southern Education Foundation, and a majority of these students live in poverty.[2] While school closures affect all students, students from underserved communities feel this impact even greater.