Education Endowment Foundation (2020) Impact of school closures on the attainment gap: Rapid Evidence Assessment, London: Education Endowment Foundation.
This rapid evidence assessment aimed to examine the potential impact of school closures on the attainment gap, based on a systematic search of existing literature. Eleven studies were identified that provided quantitative evidence about the impact of school closures on attainment gaps. A subset of nine studies provided comparable estimates that could be synthesised.
Although the search included school closures with a range of causes (including due to adverse weather, hurricanes, teacher industrial action and pandemics) the final group of robust estimates...
Date Published: 2nd June 2020
Report Author/s: Ben Weidmann, Jon Kay, Rob Coe, Robbie Coleman
Organisation/s : The Education Endowment Foundation
Date Published: 2nd June 2020
Report Author/s: Ben Weidmann, Jon Kay, Rob Coe, Robbie Coleman
Organisation/s : The Education Endowment Foundation