Journal Publication
When the great equalizer shuts down: Schools, peers, and parents in pandemic times
Published: February 2022
![Empty school hallway](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_medium/public/2023-05/AdobeStock_8809077.jpeg?h=2aad22df&itok=dQS1bz5d)
Researchers aimed to understand the impact on children of school closures and the resulting online schooling related to the COVID-19 pandemic, examinig the factors of peer effects, parent response, and socioeconomic status.
Using a structural model of skill formation, researchers examine the interaction of parent response, socioeconomic status, and peer effects in the context of school closures during COVID-19. They reach findings with important implications for educators, students, and parents: High school students from low-income neighborhoods suffer a learning loss of 0.4 standard deviations after a one-year school closure, whereas children from high-income neighborhoods initially remain unscathed.