ERIC Number: ED610416
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 16
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Serving Those with the Greatest Needs Will Benefit All Students: Results from a COVID-19 Education Survey
Marchitello, Max; Korman, Hailly T. N.
Bellwether Education Partners
The coronavirus pandemic will have a profound, lasting impact on students, particularly those who are already marginalized. This includes students in foster care, those in juvenile detention facilities, or those experiencing homelessness. Schools, districts, nonprofit organizations, and other partners play a critical role in ensuring that systems of care support young people who need our help the most. To better understand how these systems have responded to the current crisis, Bellwether Education Partners surveyed leaders in education, social service agencies, nonprofits, and the juvenile justice system over the spring. Leaders were asked to share how they're using their time differently due to the pandemic, what barriers young people and their families face, and what supports are needed to navigate this crisis. Based on the responses to the survey, 20% of leaders across systems of care, including those serving the most vulnerable students, had their jobs entirely repurposed in response to COVID-19, while another 42% expanded the types of services they provide to young people and their families. These data suggest what many already suspected: This moment requires more people -- both in number and in type of role -- to do more of the things that might be outside their job descriptions to meet the needs of special populations of students.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, At Risk Students, Foster Care, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Homeless People, Barriers, Time, Educational Practices, Access to Education, Leadership Responsibility, Social Services, Juvenile Justice, Agency Role, Student Needs, Immigrants, Mental Health, English Language Learners, Special Needs Students
Bellwether Education Partners. e-mail: contactus@bellwethereducation.org; Web site: http://bellwethereducation.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
Sponsor: Carnegie Corporation of New York
Authoring Institution: Bellwether Education Partners
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