COVID-19
COVID-19 reshaped all aspects of education and education systems across the United States, from early learning to adult education. Critical issues confronting policymakers, educators, and families run the gamut from leveraging technology in service of remote and hybrid instruction, protecting the health and wellness of educators and students, understanding and mitigating learning loss, and safely re-opening schools for face-to-face instruction. IES is compiling data and carrying out research to understand how COVID-19 is altering education, and is generating solutions to support learners, educators, and parents.
Data and Statistics
- U.S. Education in the Time of COVID
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Undergraduate Student Enrollment, Housing, and Finances
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Elementary and Secondary Education
- 2020 Experiences of 2015–16 College Graduates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- School Responses to COVID-19 Dashboard
- U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey
- NCES Commissioner's Remarks on the National Assessment of Education Programs (NAEP)
- Coronavirus Pandemic Information and Resources from NCES
Research and Evaluation
- How America's Schools Responded to the COVID Crises
- Using Student Achievement Data to Monitor Progress and Performance: Methodological Challenges Presented by COVID-19
- Implementation of Key Federal Policies in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
- The Impact of the COVID Crisis on the Educational Attainment of Economically-Disadvantaged Undergraduates: A Longitudinal Study
- An Educational Intervention to Combat Whole Number Bias in Risk Perceptions in an Ambiguous Health Context: COVID-19
Tools for Educators and Caregivers
- Supporting Your Child's Reading at Home
- Teaching Math to Young Children for Families and Caregivers
- Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Program COVID-19 resources
- Back to School During COVID19: Developers and Researchers Continue to Respond to Support In-Class and Remote Teaching and Learning
IES Research Networks Focused on Pandemic Recovery
Spotlight
School Responses to COVID-19 Dashboard
The School Pulse Panel provides insights into how schools have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are continuing to deal with challenges they face as the repercussions from the pandemic continue. The survey contributes to IES's response to the Executive Order on Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers. Topics covered in the monthly collections and included on the School Responses to COVID-19 Dashboard include learning mode offerings, information on teacher and staffing needs, learning recovery initiatives, student, and staff mental health, and much more. The results of this study provide context to help understand changes in student well-being and achievement over the last two school years. The survey has collected data on a monthly basis since January 2022 and will continue through December 2022.
In addition to IES, offices across the Department of Education have developed resources for policymakers, educators, and families. We'd encourage you to explore the following sites associated with the Department's work:
- The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's Comprehensive Center Network Resources for Continuity of Learning site
- The Office of Special Education Program's Continuity of Learning During COVID-19 site