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Exploring statewide trends and equity gaps in North Carolina districts’ responses to COVID-19

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Education NC, June 29, 2020, by Jessica Struhs, Troy Smith, Beth Clifford, Preston Faulk and Cole Smith

This data summary analyzes trends in the NC District Responses to COVID-19 School Closures database completed on June 5, 2020, which is an update of the database first published on April 23, 2020. In developing the database, researchers first searched for districts’ publicly posted distance learning plans on district and school websites and social media pages. As a follow-up to the initial research, EdNC sent a survey to North Carolina school districts in an effort to fill in gaps and gain context for district and school responses. This database thus reflects publicly posted distance learning plans as well as districts’ self-reported responses to COVID-19 school closures. Note that the database shows what districts report they are doing, but it may not reflect actual implementation.

In an effort to illuminate statewide trends and explore equity gaps among North Carolina districts’ responses to COVID-19 school closures, the Public Impact data team broke out each indicator in the database along seven district characteristics, as shown in the table below: percentage of students of color, district wealth, district size, percentage of students receiving free and reduced-price lunch, county computer and internet access, percentage of students who are in special education, and percentage of students who are English language learners. Read more…

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