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ERIC Number: ED622038
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul-13
Pages: 59
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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How America's Schools Responded to the COVID Crisis. Technical Report
Harris, Douglas N.; Liu, Lihan; Oliver, Daniel; Balfe, Cathy; Slaughter, Sara; Mattei, Nicholas
National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice
COVID-19 has forced essentially all schools in the country to close their doors to in-person activities. In this study, we provide new evidence about variation in school responses across school types. We focus on five main constructs of school activity during COVID-19: personalization and engagement in instruction, personalization and engagement in other school communication with students, progress monitoring (especially assignment grading), breadth of services (e.g., counseling and meals), and equitable access (to technology and services for students with special needs). We find that the strongest predictor of the extent of school activities was the education level of parents and other adults in schools' neighborhoods. Internet access also predicts school responses. Race, parent/adult income, and school spending do not predict school responses. Private schools shifted to remote learning several days faster than traditional public schools, though others eventually caught up. On some measures, charter schools exceeded the responses of other schools; in other cases, traditional public schools had the highest overall measures. States in the Midwest responded more aggressively than those in other regions, especially the South, even after controlling for the full set of additional covariates. Learning management systems were reported by a large majority of schools, followed by video communication tools and tutorial/assessment programs. Several methods are proposed and implemented to address differential website use. We discuss potential implications of these findings for policy and effects on student outcomes. [For the corresponding policy brief, see ED622041.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH); Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305C180025
Author Affiliations: N/A