ERIC Number: ED613643
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 35
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Determinants of Ethnic Differences in School Modality Choices during the COVID-19 Crisis. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-374
Camp, Andrew; Zamarro, Gema
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
A growing body of research and popular reporting shows racial differences in school modality choices during the COVID-19 crisis, with white students more likely to attend school in person. This in-person learning gap raises serious equity concerns. We use unique panel survey data to explore possible explanations. We find that a combination of factors may explain these differences. School districts' offerings, political partisanship, and local COVID-19 outbreaks are all meaningfully associated with and plausibly explain the in-person learning racial gap. As schools start offering more in-person learning, significant efforts may be necessary to ensure that families and students attend those in-person learning opportunities.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Ethnicity, Racial Differences, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education, Equal Education, Political Issues, School Districts, Correlation, Racial Bias, Minority Group Students, Politics of Education, Blended Learning, Institutional Characteristics, Online Courses, School Closing
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; National Institute on Aging (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Grant or Contract Numbers: U01AG054580