Using Pandemic Funds on Students of Color and Students with Disabilities

The COVID-19 pandemic devastated hundreds of thousands of schools, leaving behind a legacy of academic, social, and emotional turmoil among all of the US’s students; but it particularly disrupted the lives of students who are disabled and/or underserved. Learning loss throughout the pandemic disproportionately impacted these students, as underserved students suffered from a lack of access to broadband, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and real-time education, and disabled student education blatantly violated the…