Examining Equity in Remote Learning Plans: A Content Analysis of State Responses to COVID-19

• In Event: Facets of Equitable Policies and Programs

Abstract

In this paper, the authors present a content analysis of state guidance on remote learning from the 2019-20 school year. As schools across the country closed in response to COVID-19, state education agencies (SEAs) developed guidance for districts on remote learning. The described analysis applied an equity framework that was developed based on concepts drawn from a literature review to examine the extent to which SEAs addressed issues of equity in their guidance. The analysis revealed variation in the extent to which states explicitly addressed equity in their guidance and an emphasis across states on centering the student in remote learning. The analysis also identified exemplar states that encouraged local educators to keep equity at the forefront of their planning.

Authors

• John Wachen, The Learning Partnership

• Mark Johnson, The Learning Partnership

• Catherine McGee

• Claire Cronin, The Learning Partnership