Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-10-2023
Keywords
COVID-19, Racial Gaps, Schooling Modality
Abstract
During the 2020-21 school year, Black and Hispanic students were less likely to attend school in-person than white students. Prior research indicated multiple factors helped explain this gap. In this study, we revise these observed racial gaps in in-person learning to examine whether the relationship between these gaps and explanatory factors observed earlier in the pandemic changed during the 2021-2022 school year. We find that, while in-person gaps decreased, Black respondents continued to be less likely to report in-person learning than white respondents. Political leanings and COVID-19 health risks, which helped explain observed gaps in 2020-2021, lose explanatory power. But the availability of learning options remains an important factor in helping explain the observed in-person gaps. In this respect, our results suggest the presence of a mismatch between the preferences that Black families have and what they are being offered.
Series Title
EDRE Working Paper
Series Number
2023-01
Citation
Camp, A., Johnson, A. H., & Zamarro, G. (2023). Revisiting Ethnic Differences in In-Person Learning During 2021-2022. Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/edrepub/141
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