In fall 2021, the Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration (CCERC) selected a team of researchers from Yale University and the University of Connecticut to conduct a mixed-methods audit of school districts’ emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This audit was requested by the Connecticut General Assembly in Section 389 of Public Act 21-2ss. The study we conducted in response to this request had the four main goals described below.
- Document the implementation of remote learning models by local and regional boards of education during the first two school years impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (2019-20 and 2020-21)
- Document how districts supported learning and student well-being
- Document how districts supported teaching and teacher well-being
- Examine links between learning conditions and student outcomes, including absenteeism and academic performance
Researchers
- Dr. Michael Strambler (PI) - Yale School of Medicine
- Dr. Joy Kaufman (PI) - Yale School of Medicine
- Dr. Michael Young - University of Connecticut
- Dr. Stephen Ross - University of Connecticut
- Joanna Meyer - Yale School of Medicine
Reports