Elms nurtures pipeline of teachers to urban schools

Diversity is key in effort to meet growing need

By C AROLyN ROBBINS

UNQUESTIONABLY, THE COVID-19 PANdemic affected organizations, small and large businesses, schools, colleges, universities and, of course, communities, families and individuals.

Naturally, we tend to look at the effects of the pandemic from a personal perspective and how our lives were considerably disrupted. Regrettably, some still are, and it will take time until people feel a sense of normalcy.

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An unfortunate reality is that some individuals will not be able to fully recover. Many of our family, friends and community members suffered irreparable losses — the lives of loved ones — while others lost everything they had worked for, including lifelong savings.

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Sadly, the pandemic exposed the significant inequalities that exist across our communities, with the most vulnerable populations disproportionately affected, primarily as it relates to health outcomes, job losses and economic uncertainty, leading to a very complex and unclear future. However, the impact is not local. It continues to be regional, national and global.

Because the effects of the pandemic cross borders and span multiple domains, reimagining a new economy and visualizing a new normal is the