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There is robust evidence that children lost ground academically as a consequence of the pandemic, but less research into how the effects varied by school district and household demographics. Using test data from 2.1 million students across the US, this column finds that remote instruction was a primary driver of widening achievement gaps by race and poverty. The authors argue
A recent national survey shows plummeting public school enrollment, especially in schools that adopted virtual learning methods during the COVID-19 pandemic.
No parent needs to be told that remote learning during COVID was a disaster.
Arizona Schools Use Data, P-EBT Program for Student Meals Arizona school districts made use of an API system offered by education research nonprofit Ed-Fi Alliance to identify and assist more than 550,000 students in need of free meals during school closures. July 15, 2021 • Millions of K-12 students across the U.S. were in danger of losing access to free meals after COVID-19 forced schools to close their doors last year. In Arizona, school districts turned to pickup and delivery options to continue providing those meals where possible, but for others,...
<p><span>It is a pleasure to join the Economic Club of New York for this discussion.</span><a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/brainard20210601a.htm#fn1" title="footnote 1"><span>1</span></a><a name="f1"></a><span> Consumer demand is strong, vaccine coverage is expanding, and pandemic-affected sectors are reopening in fits and starts. As was the pandemic shutdown with its ebbs and flows, the reopening is without precedent, and it is generating supply–demand mismatc...