Schools and School Choice during a Year of Disruption: Views of Parents in Five States. Policy Brief

Autor/inn/en	Haderlein, Shira; Marsh, Julie; Tong, Tong; Bulkley, Katrina; Jabbar, Huriya; Germain, Emily; Quinn, David; Bradley, Dwuana; Alonso, Jacob; Mulfinger, Laura
Institution	National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH)
Titel	Schools and School Choice during a Year of Disruption: Views of Parents in Five States. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2021), (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	School Choice; COVID-19; Pandemics; Parent Attitudes; Satisfaction; Private Schools; Family Income; Conventional Instruction; Educational Quality; Equal Education; Educational Environment; Social Emotional Learning; Caring; Minority Groups; Class Size; Health; Safety; Distance Education; Colorado; Florida; Louisiana; Michigan; Oregon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Elternverhalten; Zufriedenheit; Private school; Privatschule; Familieneinkommen; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Ethnische Minderheit; Klassengröße; Gesundheit; Sicherheit; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht
Abstract	The public education landscape has changed dramatically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Communities and school systems throughout the country have faced unimaginable consequences from this public health crisis and the disruption to K-12 public schools. The pandemic's disproportionate impact on low-income communities of color, along with growing national awareness around racial injustice, have heightened concerns about inequity and spurred well-publicized and politicized debates around how schools should respond to these challenges. Yet parents' perspectives are often missing from debates on these issues. This report examines how parents experienced school and school system responses to the pandemic and heightened attention to racial injustice. We also explore how the pandemic has changed parents' attitudes and preferences related to school choice. Using online opt-in survey data from 3,654 parents across five states (Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Oregon) during spring 2021, we draw six core findings: (1) Parents on average were generally satisfied with their schools during COVID-19, with some groups of parents expressing particularly high levels of satisfaction: parents in private schools, those with higher incomes, those with kids learning in person, and those residing in Florida; (2) Yet, many parents felt their child was receiving less instruction than they would in a typical year; (3) A majority of parents wanted to see an emphasis on race, equity, and diversity in the school curriculum; (4) Many parents were considering remote schooling options for the coming year (2021-22); (5) When considering where to enroll their child, parents reported that health and safety protocols, a caring environment, and social-emotional learning increased in importance since the start of the pandemic; and (6) Lower income parents, Black parents, and to a lesser extent, Latinx parents were more likely to indicate concerns about their children's education relative to other groups. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. 1555 Poydras Street Suite 700, New Orleans, LA 70112. Tel: 870-540-6576; e-mail: info@reachcentered.org; Web site: https://reachcentered.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01