i'm joined by kayla patrick, an analyst with the education trust to help us understand this. who knows what this will do really for their future. let's look at the map. it shows ten states lost a full 15% of kinder gartners in public schools. the concentrations are higher, of course, in inner cities what is your latest reaction? >> i think this is an important study. it highlights what we've been hearing from families all along. some of their fears have to do with the pandemic. covid has absolutely hit black and brown communities, communities of low income backgrounds really, really hard. >> so they are really concerned about their kids being socially and emotional safe in schools, and there haven't can be quite some -- black and latino students are less likely to have access to high quality education in every way that matters. so this map really shows that black and latino parents are concerned about sending their kids back to school. >> i want to talk about the inequality with the disparity that already existed. this is even more troubling, right? 43% of students did not ha

i'll be joined by kayla patrick from the education trust. kids back in the classroom. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back, everybody. one last time, you want to put the olympic games some of the spotlight, as they cloud out today. they were forcing commentators to work overtime. my next two guests broke down the precise details and logistics that sparked some of the protests. >> what is up with the score challenges? it seemed like you're allowed to challenge a score, and it seemed like everyone was doing it. i looked like the schedule and it looks like it went beyond an hour of what it was scheduled for because of these challenges. what is this? >> the score is made up of two elements, difficulty and execution. just like in artistic gymnastics, each move has a value, so each thing the gymnast has a value. you get bonus if it's connected with other things. moves have names and have very specific points. so if you do a double tuck, here's your points. >> joining me are the co-hosts of keep the flame alive podcast. thank you both for joining