Ex-UK education czar decries "half-hearted'' schools effort
A world map showing the origins of members of staff at the Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Greenwich, London, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Holy Family, like schools across Britain, is racing to offset the disruption caused by COVID-19, which has hit kids from low-income and ethnic minority families hardest.  (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

A world map showing the origins of members of staff at the Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Greenwich, London, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Holy Family, like schools across Britain, is racing to offset the disruption caused by COVID-19, which has hit kids from low-income and ethnic minority families hardest.  (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Jun. 01, 2021 01:45 AM EDT
A pupil writes with a pencil during a lesson at the Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Greenwich in London, Monday, May 24, 2021. Holy Family, like schools across Britain, is racing to offset the disruption caused by COVID-19, which has hit kids from low-income and ethnic minority families hardest. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

A pupil writes with a pencil during a lesson at the Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Greenwich in London, Monday, May 24, 2021. Holy Family, like schools across Britain, is racing to offset the disruption caused by COVID-19, which has hit kids from low-income and ethnic minority families hardest. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Jun. 01, 2021 01:38 AM EDT
Josiah gets help in his year 2 class with the Head of School, Amanda O'Brien at the Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Greenwich in London, Monday, May 24, 2021. Holy Family, like schools across Britain, is racing to offset the disruption caused by COVID-19, which has hit kids from low-income and ethnic minority families hardest. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Josiah gets help in his year 2 class with the Head of School, Amanda O'Brien at the Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Greenwich in London, Monday, May 24, 2021. Holy Family, like schools across Britain, is racing to offset the disruption caused by COVID-19, which has hit kids from low-income and ethnic minority families hardest. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Jun. 01, 2021 01:33 AM EDT