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¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Counties with virtual learning had about 15 percent lower children’s SSI applications than counties where all learning was in person. → 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? · associational · r?

Key findings statement from the brief’s observational analysis exploiting county variation in school learning mode during the 2020–21 COVID-19 school year; it reports that applications were "about 15 percent lower in counties with virtual learning". No effect size or test statistic is printed.

"Applications were about 15 percent lower in counties with virtual learning relative to counties where all learning was in person."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The effect of learning mode on children’s SSI applications was largest among elementary school children — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• 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 bounced back to some extent as students returned to in-person learning — related