COVID-19 School Shutdowns: What Will They Do to Our Children's Education? A CEP COVID-19 Analysis. Paper No. 001
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| Title: | COVID-19 School Shutdowns: What Will They Do to Our Children's Education? A CEP COVID-19 Analysis. Paper No. 001 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Eyles, Andy, Gibbons, Stephen, Montebruno, Piero, London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) |
| Source: | Centre for Economic Performance. 2020. |
| Availability: | Centre for Economic Performance. London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. Tel: +44-20-7955-7673; Fax: +44-20-7404-0612; e-mail: cep.info@lse.ac.uk; Web site: http://cep.lse.ac.uk |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Achievement Gains, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Students, Economic Impact, Costs, Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Distance Education, School Schedules, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Program for International Student Assessment |
| Abstract: | Evidence from unexpected temporary school closures and reduced instruction time suggests school closures will reduce educational achievement, both in the short and long term. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are likely to be affected more than others by school closures, with fewer family resources and less access to online learning resources to offset lost instruction time. In England, the total cost of the resources lost in each week of state school closure is more than £1 billion. Educational deficits from time lost to school shutdowns can be made up with additional hours of teaching when schools reopen, though schools might need to put back more hours than were lost and it may not be feasible to do this within the traditional school year. Compensating lost instruction time through additional resources, without additional hours, is likely to be even more expensive. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | ED614045 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Evidence from unexpected temporary school closures and reduced instruction time suggests school closures will reduce educational achievement, both in the short and long term. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are likely to be affected more than others by school closures, with fewer family resources and less access to online learning resources to offset lost instruction time. In England, the total cost of the resources lost in each week of state school closure is more than £1 billion. Educational deficits from time lost to school shutdowns can be made up with additional hours of teaching when schools reopen, though schools might need to put back more hours than were lost and it may not be feasible to do this within the traditional school year. Compensating lost instruction time through additional resources, without additional hours, is likely to be even more expensive. |
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