The Covid-19 pandemic drastically disrupted the functioning of US public schools,
potentially changing the relative appeal of alternatives such as homeschooling and private …

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Sixteen
months later, by mid-July 2021, the virus had profoundly affected the families and networks …

Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of
evidence on US early education programs. Our collaborative network of five research teams …

While studies have examined the effects of schools offering in-person learning during the
pandemic, this study provides analysis of student enrollment decisions (remote versus in …

The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on preschool children's school readiness skills remains
understudied. This research investigates Head Start preschool children's early numeracy …

Public school enrollment dramatically decreased during the pandemic, but the patterns of
decline and student movement across schools are not yet well understood. Using statewide …

The extent to which pandemic-induced public school enrollment declines will persist is
unclear. Student-level data from Michigan through fall 2021 yields three relevant findings …

A wealth of evidence shows that children who attend preK. and other early childhood
programs have higher pre-academic skills at kindergarten entry than those who don't attend …

We study the effect of school closures on learning loss under Australia's zero-COVID
policies. School closures occurred together with preemptive shelter-in-place and non …

The COVID-19 crisis caused the educational system's sudden and drastic upheaval as
parents were forced to decide where their children would attend school and how they would …