Most New York charter schools reported decreases in learning time across subjects during closure, with low prior reading proficiency associated with larger ELA/Reading time losses¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2023: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Most schools reported decreases in learning time across subjects, where learning time included teacher time and independent engagement with material. → New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers 2020 q2 i? Schools with under 25% of students at reading proficiency the previous year were more likely to report slight or significant decreases in ELA/Reading time. → New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers 2020 (2)

Evidence¶

New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers 2020¶

New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers. (2020). Survey slide report of New York State charter schools, May 2020. https://credo.stanford.edu/reports/item/report-3/

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Descriptive survey result on learning time during closure in New York charter schools, where the report defines learning time as including both time with a teacher and independent engagement with subject material. Most schools reported decreases across subjects.

"Most schools reported decreases in learning time across subjects."

New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers 2020 (2)¶

New York Charter Schools: Remote Instruction During COVID Crisis (Spring 2020) – Results for All Authorizers. (2020). Survey slide report of New York State charter schools, May 2020. https://credo.stanford.edu/reports/item/report-3/

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Moderator analysis in the learning-time section of the survey: schools with less than 25% of students at reading proficiency the prior year were more likely than others to report slight or significant decreases in ELA/Reading time during closure.

"Schools that had less than 25% of students at reading proficiency in the previous year were more likely than others to report slight or significant decreases in ELA/Reading time during closure."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Between 70 and 80 percent of schools reported decreased learning time in spring 2020, with one in five reporting significant decreases in ELA and math — a broader claim this one bears on
• Self-directed and blended learning time increased for nearly all New York charter schools during remote instruction, regardless of whether those modes were part of their prior models — related
• Schools reported that about 40 percent of their students experienced considerable or major academic losses since March 2020 — related
• Median achievement losses from spring 2020 school closures were similar for mathematics (−0.10 SD) and reading (−0.09 SD), though individual studies found subject-specific differences — related
• Nearly 80 percent of surveyed charter schools operated fully remotely in April 2020, falling to about half by the 2020-21 school year — related