In the fall of 2020, parents found new ways to help their children learn amid uncertain government plans for school re-openings. The defining feature of the new education landscape is that many families are no longer waiting for school-district solutions. They are deciding how and where their children learn when assigned schools are closed, including finding — or creating — new learning opportunities themselves.
Research on the economic impact of school closures underscores just how important it is to continue in-person learning. A Barron’s report estimates that school closures could result in $700 billion in lost revenue, while other estimates show that K–12 students should anticipate a lifetime loss of 3 percent of their incomes due to the pandemic-induced school closures.
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