The gap heightened significantly during the pandemic. “The gap widened and it deepened,” Hunt said “If we don’t do something now, with intention, our communities are gonna pay for it for years and years to come,” Hunt cautioned. Black and Latinx students make up 2/3 of CMS’s population overall. The future of the district’s success hinges on improving the scores of minority students, Govan-Hunt pointed out. “If you want to do what’s right for Black and Latinx communities if you want these children to succeed, if you want these parents and these children in these school buildings, you’ll find a way to do it,” Govan-Hunt said.