The Boston Public Schools system has been distributing 20,000 Chromebook laptops to students that need one during the distance learning period. Paul Reville, former Massachusetts education secretary, spoke with Boston Public Radio on Tuesday about how school systems are keeping up with the coronavirus pandemic.

“On the one hand, the education sector should be applauded, they’ve made lots of quick adjustments,” Reville said. “However, the problem is wildly uneven and kids who are in affluent schools were able to have relatively smooth online education, while, in other districts, the performance has been very uneven because students lack the technology and the internet connections.”

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