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Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19-pandemic forced many countries to close schools abruptly in the spring of 2020. These school closures and the subsequent period of distance learning has led to concerns about increasing inequality in education, as children from lower-educated and poorer families have less access to (additional) resources at home. This study analyzes differences in declines in learning gains in primary education in the Netherlands for reading, spelling and math, using rich data on standardized test scores and register data on student and parental background for almost 300,000 unique students. The results show large inequalities in the learning loss based on parental education and parental income, on top of already existing inequalities. The results call for a national focus on interventions specifically targeting vulnerable students.

SUBMITTER: Haelermans C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8809564 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic.

Haelermans Carla C Korthals Roxanne R Jacobs Madelon M de Leeuw Suzanne S Vermeulen Stan S van Vugt Lynn L Aarts Bas B Prokic-Breuer Tijana T van der Velden Rolf R van Wetten Sanne S de Wolf Inge I

PloS one 20220202 2

The COVID-19-pandemic forced many countries to close schools abruptly in the spring of 2020. These school closures and the subsequent period of distance learning has led to concerns about increasing inequality in education, as children from lower-educated and poorer families have less access to (additional) resources at home. This study analyzes differences in declines in learning gains in primary education in the Netherlands for reading, spelling and math, using rich data on standardized test s ...[more]

PMID: 35108273

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Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic.

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Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic.

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