ERIC Number: EJ1317007
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
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Patterns in the Pandemic Decline of Public School Enrollment
Dee, Thomas S.; Murphy, Mark
Educational Researcher, v50 n8 p566-569 Nov 2021
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.
Descriptors: Enrollment, COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Schools, Enrollment Trends, Educational Policy, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Charter Schools, Vocational Schools, Virtual Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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