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Giving private schools federal emergency funds slated for low-income students will shortchange at-risk kids

  • Written by Derek W. Black, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after their school closed.Karen Ducey/Getty Images

Public schools have faced three distinct challenges since the coronavirus pandemic began – scrambling to make sure that low-income children don’t go hungry, teaching students remotely who lack internet access and...

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