Patterns in the Pandemic Decline of Public School Enrollment

Autor/inn/en	Dee, Thomas S.; Murphy, Mark
Titel	Patterns in the Pandemic Decline of Public School Enrollment
Quelle	In: Educational Researcher, 50 (2021) 8, S.566-569 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Murphy, Mark)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-189X
DOI	10.3102/0013189X211034481
Schlagwörter	Enrollment; COVID-19; Pandemics; Public Schools; Enrollment Trends; Educational Policy; Declining Enrollment; Elementary Secondary Education; Charter Schools; Vocational Schools; Virtual Schools; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Einschulung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Early evidence indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced public school enrollment in many states. However, little is known about the underlying patterns of these declines. Using new district-level data from Massachusetts, we find that these declines were concentrated in traditional districts while charter, virtual, and vocational districts "increased" their enrollment. Though the enrollment declines in traditional districts were widespread, we also find that the percent declines were significantly larger in smaller districts and those serving higher concentrations of White and economically disadvantaged students. The implications for understanding the pandemic's effects on learning opportunities and the anticipated fiscal stress on public schools are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01