Milwaukee was already failing students of color. Covid made it worse

In a city where 55% of children live in poverty, teachers are struggling to fill in for services students have lost while schools are closed

School closures have been disruptive for students across the United States but, for many students of color in Milwaukee's public school system, the immediate impacts have been downright alarming.

In the long run, educators fear, Covid and a long history of segregation and discrimination have formed a toxic cocktail that could reverberate for decades to come.