Children’s SSI applications bounced back to some extent as students returned to in-person learning¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2028: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Applications rebounded partially as students returned to in-person learning. → Michael Levere 2023

Evidence¶

Michael Levere 2023¶

Michael Levere, Jeffrey Hemmeter, David Wittenburg. (2023). The Importance of Schools in Driving Children’s Applications for Disability Benefits. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-importance-of-schools-in-driving-childrens-applications-for-disability-benefits

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Key findings statement from the brief’s analysis of learning-mode variation over the 2020–21 school year; it reports applications "bounced back to some extent" upon return to in-person learning. No magnitude, effect size, or test statistic is printed.

"Applications bounced back to some extent as students returned to in-person learning."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Subgroup analyses indicate school staff identification and referral services and informal networks both contribute to learning-mode differences in children’s SSI applications — related
• Children’s SSI applications were about 15 percent lower in counties with virtual learning than in counties where all learning was in person during the 2020–21 school year — related