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Ted Cruz: “The racial gap...grew more during the COVID shutdowns than…”

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We also saw the racial gap, the divide between African American kids and white kids and The racial gap...grew more during the COVID shutdowns than in any period since we began measuring it. Well, after everyone saw what a disaster the shutdowns were, Foushee repeatedly went on TV and said, oh, I didn't urge shutdowns. I wasn't in favor of shutdowns. (25:08–25:22)

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Asserts that the racial gap in education widened more during the COVID shutdowns than at any other time since measurements began.

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