Did Remote Learning Lead to Different Education and Health Outcomes in Pennsylvania? Education Research Brief

Autor/inn/en	Lipscomb, Stephen; Chaplin, Duncan; Lai, Ijun; Vigil, Alma; Matthias, Hena
Institution	Mathematica; Pennsylvania Department of Education
Titel	Did Remote Learning Lead to Different Education and Health Outcomes in Pennsylvania? Education Research Brief
Quelle	(2023), (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Emergency Programs; Pandemics; COVID-19; Outcomes of Education; Disease Incidence; At Risk Students; Access to Computers; Achievement Gap; Disadvantaged Schools; Suspension; Graduation Rate; High Schools; Elementary Schools; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; School Closing; Equal Education; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hilfsprogramm; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; High school; Oberschule; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen)
Abstract	The COVID-19 virus brought on a public health emergency that massively disrupted school systems and learning nationwide. During the 2020-2021 school year, many local education agencies (LEAs) in Pennsylvania and other states adopted remote learning to help slow the virus's spread. However, remote learning came with challenges for students, families, and LEAs. These challenges included very practical ones like not having a reliable internet connection or the correct link to log into classes, as well as fatigue from so many remote meetings and feelings of social isolation. This brief examines remote learning in Pennsylvania and its role in shaping education outcomes and COVID-19 case rates in local communities during the 2020-2021 school year. Key findings for the 2020-2021 school year: (1) Vulnerable groups of students were more likely than students overall to attend LEAs where the predominant instructional modes included remote learning; (2) The same groups of students were also more likely to be in LEAs where larger shares of the student population had trouble accessing reliable internet; (3) More remote learning was associated with lower assessment performance in grades 5-8, especially in schools with higher levels of economic disadvantage. It was also associated with lower suspension rates in grades 6-12 and did not appear to harm or help graduation rates; and (4) Remote learning in high school was associated with lower subsequent COVID-19 rates within an LEA's boundary, suggesting it had an important public health benefit. [Contributions from Candy Miller, Rhonda Johnson, and Rosemary Riccardo.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01