Fewer kids are enrolled in public kindergarten – that will have a lasting impact on schools and equity
- Written by Taryn Morrissey, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
References
- ^ CC BY-ND (creativecommons.org)
- ^ enrollment is down (www.npr.org)
- ^ 15,000 (news.wttw.com)
- ^ 20,000 (www.washingtonpost.com)
- ^ down 16% on average (www.npr.org)
- ^ child and family policy researcher (www.american.edu)
- ^ about 5% (doi.org)
- ^ referred to college athletes (www.merriam-webster.com)
- ^ delay kindergarten (www.educationnext.org)
- ^ improve children’s attention (doi.org)
- ^ self-regulation (doi.org)
- ^ seem to decline (doi.org)
- ^ age into middle and high school (www.mitpressjournals.org)
- ^ no in-person school option (medium.com)
- ^ wary of the effectiveness of online learning (www.pewsocialtrends.org)
- ^ American Academy of Pediatrics (www.healthychildren.org)
- ^ American Psychological Association (www.apa.org)
- ^ foundational skills (theconversation.com)
- ^ incredibly stressed (medium.com)
- ^ few child care options (www.urban.org)
- ^ catching the coronavirus (www.washingtonpost.com)
- ^ keep their children home (ihpi.umich.edu)
- ^ Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (www.gettyimages.com)
- ^ most likely (www.educationnext.org)
- ^ Latino (news.wttw.com)
- ^ Black (www.nytimes.com)
- ^ survey found (medium.com)
- ^ inequities in remote learning (theconversation.com)
- ^ attending private schools (www.nytimes.com)
- ^ choosing to home-school (www.theatlantic.com)
- ^ material hardship (aspe.hhs.gov)
- ^ change family dynamics (bfi.uchicago.edu)
- ^ fewer opportunities for learning (medium.com)
- ^ disproportionately those of color (www.cdc.gov)
- ^ four in 10 (www.urban.org)
- ^ inequities in early childhood experiences (www.russellsage.org)
- ^ benefits of early childhood education (www.brookings.edu)
- ^ even more inequitable (www.americanprogress.org)
- ^ progress in math (tracktherecovery.org)
- ^ young children (www.usatoday.com)
- ^ long-term academic problems (www.pewtrusts.org)
- ^ decrease as much as 10% (www.ncsl.org)
- ^ Sign up for The Conversation’s newsletter (theconversation.com)
- ^ schools’ costs are up (www.ewa.org)
- ^ more financial relief (www.npr.org)
- ^ December 2020 COVID-19 relief package (www.cnn.com)
- ^ US$54 billion (apnews.com)
Authors: Taryn Morrissey, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs