High school students participated in synchronous remote instruction on more days than they were counted present, suggesting under-minutes rather than full-day absence drove their absences¶

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q2 i? High school year-long absence rates in 2020-21 ranged from 15% to 19%, while the proportion of fall 2020 days without a Google Meets login was about one-half the absence rate (7-10%), suggesting students were counted absent for participating fewer than the required minutes. → Gwynne 2024

Evidence¶

Gwynne 2024¶

Gwynne, J.A., Allensworth, E.M., Young, C., & Hart, H. (2024). Student experiences through the COVID-19 pandemic: Attendance, online learning platform use, and annual survey reports. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://www.cps.edu/about/district-data/metrics/

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Comparison of 2020-21 official absence rates against fall 2020 Google Meets non-login days for 270,981 students in district-run schools. The report found non-login days were "about one-half the absence rate for high school students," suggesting partial rather than full-day non-participation.

"Official year-long absence rates for high school students in the 2020–21 school year ranged from 15% to 19%. The proportion of days in fall 2020 without a Google Meets login was about one-half the absence rate for high school students, ranging from 7-10%."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Attendance and online platform participation remained predictive of students' course grades during remote learning, with relationships as large or larger than pre-pandemic — related
• During remote learning, students at all grade levels spent about four hours per day in synchronous online instruction regardless of district requirements — related
• Official absence rates in CPS increased during the remote/hybrid year, rose further in 2021-22, and remained 3-6 percentage points above 2018-19 levels in 2022-23 — related