The State of American Education During the Covid-19 Pandemic
A Survey of American Public, Private, and Charter School Teachers
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine how teachers and students are adjusting to the new online environment, the frequency and significance of internet connectivity problems, and how teachers believe their students' education quality is. An electronic link to a Qualtrics survey was sent to participants and a snowball sampling procedure (Handcock & Gile, 2011) was used. The online survey was open for 4 weeks and a total of 165 teachers representing 22 states across the U.S.. Nationwide, the majority of teachers believe that their students do not have stable or any internet services in their home. Furthermore, even for those that have internet, connectivity issues caused problems for the entire class. New teachers in their first five years are less likely to offer alternatives when internet was not available and more likely changed their curriculum due to internet access issues.
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