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Notes from the Evidence Project
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The latest publication from REACH explores the perspectives of over 3,000 parents across Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Oregon. Study participants were surveyed about their experience with school system responses during spring 2021 and how the pandemic impacted their attitudes and preferences about school choice. Key findings:
- On average, parents were generally satisfied with their schools’ quality of education during the pandemic. Parents with children in private schools, parents with higher incomes, parents with children learning in person, and those residing in Florida expressed higher levels of satisfaction.
- Parents reported on actions their schools took to address racism, bias, equity, or inclusion after the George Floyd protests, including sending a letter home (60 percent), offering resources for discussing these issues with their children (58 percent), and creating curriculum to teach students about racism (57 percent).
- The majority of parents reported planning to keep their children enrolled in the same school, but parents of children learning remotely were more likely to consider new school options for next year.
- Safety protocols, social-emotional learning, and a caring environment were the top ranked attributes that influenced parents’ enrollment decisions since the pandemic began.
This data adds new perspectives from one of the groups most impacted by politicized debates on how schools should respond to the current public health crises, as well as ongoing social issues.
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| NEW SURVEY / POLLING DATA
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Only 23 percent of teachers plan to revert to using the same teaching methods as they did before the pandemic, according to a recent YouGov poll.
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The U.S. Senate held a committee hearing on supporting students, educators, and families during COVID-19. Watch the recording.
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A study on student matching—matching students to teachers of the same ethnoracial group—in New York City Schools found negative associations between matching of Black, Latino, and Asian American students to teachers and suspensions.
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| SCHOOL / DISTRICT OPERATIONS
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A new report from Bellwether Education Partners explores relationships between rental housing access, per-pupil funding, and school district boundaries across the largest metropolitan areas, and found that inequity gaps in the U.S. averaged $6,355 in per-pupil district funding.
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| PARENTS / CHILDREN / YOUTH
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UNESCO describes the gendered impacts of COVID-19 school closures: girls faced greater restrictions to digital accessibility and tended to take on more domestic responsibilities, while boys were more likely to help their family outside the home.
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