Article
Revisiting Ethnic Differences in In-Person Learning During 2021-2022
Journal of School Choice (Forthcoming)
(2023)
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.
Keywords
- COVID-19,
- Racial Gaps,
- School Modality
Disciplines
Publication Date
September, 2023
Citation Information
Andrew Camp, Alison H Johnson and Gema Zamarro. "Revisiting Ethnic Differences in In-Person Learning During 2021-2022" Journal of School Choice (Forthcoming) (2023) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gema_zamarro/67/