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Minority student obstacles could sink Texas if left unchanged Share: HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas minority students have always faced inequalities compared to their white peers, but new data shows the COVID-19 pandemic is widening the education gap, and that could mean negative consequences for everyone in the state. School leaders and educational advocates warned during an ABC13 town hall Thursday night that lawmakers only have a small window of time to take action, as thousands of students have disengaged from virtual learning or have been lost in the shuffle altogether. "Eighty percent o...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas minority students have always faced inequalities compared to their white peers, but new data shows the COVID-19 pandemic is widening the education gap, and that could mean negative consequences for everyone in the state. School leaders and educational advocates warned during an ABC13 town hall Thursday night that lawmakers only have a small window of time to take action, as thousands of students have disengaged from virtual learning or have been lost in the shuffle altogether. "Eighty percent of the children in Houston today are either African American or Latino...

'Something really bold': Texas schools' next big pandemic challenge? Getting kids caught up FacebookTwitterEmail 1of7 Best Elementary School pre-kindergarten students observe their teacher practice the sound of letters with them during class, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Houston.Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of7 Chantea Warner works with virtual students along with her in-person students during her 7th grade science class at Holub Middle School Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 in Houston.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Le...