COVID-19 Disruptions and Choice: Student Movement and Academic Outcomes in Indiana during the Pandemic

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Title: COVID-19 Disruptions and Choice: Student Movement and Academic Outcomes in Indiana during the Pandemic
Language: English
Authors: Julie W. Dallavis (ORCID 0000-0003-2666-9119), Stephen M. Ponisciak (ORCID 0000-0001-7714-3390)
Source: Journal of School Choice. 2025 19(2):377-405.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 29
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Catholic Schools, School Choice, In Person Learning, Private Schools, Academic Achievement, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Attitudes, Student Characteristics, English Learners, Students with Disabilities
Geographic Terms: Indiana
DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2024.2386745
ISSN: 1558-2159
1558-2167
Abstract: Faced with, nearly all U.S. schools transitioned to remote instruction in March 2020. The following year, the majority of public schools remained closed, but most Catholic schools offered in-person learning. In Indiana, many parents had additional opportunity to switch to a private school for in-person instruction. We examine student and school administrative data to consider movement between sectors and achievement outcomes for students moving to Catholic schools compared to matched peers in their previous public schools. Students who moved to in-person instruction in a Catholic school during this time fared better academically than those remaining in their previous public school.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1506184
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Faced with, nearly all U.S. schools transitioned to remote instruction in March 2020. The following year, the majority of public schools remained closed, but most Catholic schools offered in-person learning. In Indiana, many parents had additional opportunity to switch to a private school for in-person instruction. We examine student and school administrative data to consider movement between sectors and achievement outcomes for students moving to Catholic schools compared to matched peers in their previous public schools. Students who moved to in-person instruction in a Catholic school during this time fared better academically than those remaining in their previous public school.
ISSN:1558-2159
1558-2167
DOI:10.1080/15582159.2024.2386745