The article suggests that, with the ongoing pandemic that started from 2020, the negative effects on educational outcomes (i.e. in reading, math) could be worse for low-SES students while not so much for high-SES students. Even with online learning being a substitute for in-person classes, the pandemic and the possibility of different resources available for high-SES students compared to low-SES students, like technology and parental support, could worsen the socioeconomic achievement gap in favor of high-SES students by as much as 30 percent (estimates from the researchers).