In this Economic Letter, the authors gauge the potential impact of learning disruptions on the future productive capacity of the economy.
Teachers’ Experiences Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study explores how teachers’ experiences working remotely differ across both individual and school characteristics by analyzing the responses of a diverse sample of teachers who took the Teaching From Home Survey across the US.
COVID Slide: Research on Learning Loss & Recommendations to Close the Gap
Using cohort data from the prior year, of the FastBridge aReading, aMath and CBMreading assessments in the U.S, this study tries to estimate typical learning losses from the spring to fall.
The likely impact of COVID-19 on education: Reflections based on the existing literature and recent international datasets
This report attempts to gain a better understanding of how the COVID-19 crisis may affect students’ learning. It looks at the different direct and indirect ways through which the virus,and the measures adopted to contain it,may impact children’s achievement
Modelling the long-run learning impact of the Covid-19 learning shock: Actions to (more than) mitigate loss
This paper uses a calibrated “pedagogical production function” model to estimate the potential long-term losses to children’s learning from the temporary shock of Covid-19 related school closures
Inequality in learning is a major concern after school closures
Using data from primary schools in The Netherlands and analyzing test scores on externally standardized tests, the study reports a learning loss of 3.16 percentiles on a composite index of math, reading, and spelling, an effect that varies in size by socioeconomic background and school composition.
Learning Loss and Educational Inequalities in Europe
This paper uses the latest large scale international student assessment data from before the pandemic, the TIMSS 2019, and applies simple descriptive analysis, regressions and logical deductions to map potential consequences of the Covid-19 crisis across Europe.
Preparing educators for the time of COVID … and beyond
This paper explores what policymakers and educators can do to support educators in meeting the social emotional and academic needs of students.
Education in a Pandemic: The Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on America’s Students
This Report bears witness to the many ways that COVID-19, with all of its tragic impacts on individuals, families, and communities, appears to be deepening divides in educational opportunity across the nation’s classrooms and campuses.
The impact of COVID-19 on student equity and inclusion: supporting vulnerable students during school closures and school re-openings
This Policy Brief describes OECD Member Countries’ initiatives to address the different needs of vulnerable students during the COVID-19 pandemic.