The Education Trust: Equity Agenda for P-12 & Higher Education Responses to COVID-19

April 17, 2020

Dear Friends,

As of last week, researchers at Michigan State University reported that 29 states have suspended face-to-face schooling through the end of the academic year. While these decisions protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, what impact will they have on student learning?

In a new piece “50 Million Kids Can’t Attend School. What Happens to Them?,” The New York Times editorialized about potential learning loss during this time of at home learning, and what state leaders, in partnership with families, should consider when face-to-face learning resumes. It also includes results from two polls conducted by The Education Trust – New York and The Education Trust – West, where 90% of parents say they are worried that their children will fall behind because of the closings.

“The worst possible outcome would be for state and local officials to shrug and do nothing about a problem that could sidetrack a generation of Americans.”

To keep equity in the center of COVID-19 responses, Ed Trust developed actions for decisionmakers to take at both the P-12 and collegiate levels.

https://edtrust.org/resource/a-p-12-education-agenda-in-response-to-covid-19/?emci=25a9b8ce-da80-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=727af088-e580-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=314590

https://edtrust.org/resource/a-higher-education-equity-agenda-in-response-to-covid-19/?emci=25a9b8ce-da80-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=727af088-e580-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=314590

Cheers,
The Ed Trust Team

https://edtrust.org