By Brendan Chen, Photo: Prasit/Getty Images, Housing Matters, November 29, 2023
In spring 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the country experienced a drastic shift in their schooling as classes were first paused, then cancelled, and eventually moved to online or remote formats. In the following school year, students experienced a range of instruction methods. Some students stayed fully remote, some returned to in-person classes, and others experienced hybrid learning, a mix of both in-person and remote learning.
For millions of students during this period, this shift meant their housing and classrooms had suddenly become the same place. As a result, for remote and hybrid students, the already important role that housing plays in determining educational outcomes became even more significant.
How did the type of instruction students received vary during the pandemic, and how did it affect academic outcomes?
According to Burbio’s K–12 School Opening Tracker, at the beginning of the 2020–21 school year, about 60 percent of schools nationally were fully virtual, with in-person and hybrid formats each being used in around 20 percent of schools. By the end of January 2021, schools were conducting virtual and in-person classes at similar rates (39 percent and 38 percent) while hybrid instruction was being used in 24 percent of schools nationwide.
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