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I’ve seen several articles now about an increase in private and home schooling after the pandemic. I don’t recall the numbers quoted, but my local district’s bu
by helpfulclippy 3y ago
I’ve seen several articles now about an increase in private and home schooling after the pandemic. I don’t recall the numbers quoted, but my local district’s budget shows a significant drop in enrollment in a lot of its schools in 2021, which it has not yet recovered from… I wanna say it’s over 30% at some elementaries, even though the city population has grown, and school boundaries have remained similar.
Taking out a significant chunk of the better-off kids (who tend to score higher in the first place) seems like it’d contribute to a drop in average scores.
- spamizbad 3y agoI might be wrong, but based on my understanding is that PISA also covers private schools, although that may only apply outside the US perhaps? I say this because many studies that compare US public vs private education student populations will sometimes cite differences in PISA scores. Students who are home schooled are excluded, but that population (even in the US) is far too small to move the average (It peaked at 5.22% during the pandemic I believe)