@EdWorkingPaper{ai21-374,
title = "Determinants of Ethnic Differences in School Modality Choices during the COVID-19 Crisis",
author = "Andrew Camp, Gema Zamarro",
institution = "Annenberg Institute at Brown University",
number = "374",
year = "2021",
month = "April",
URL = "http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai21-374",
abstract = {A growing body of research and popular reporting shows racial differences in school modality choices during the COVID-19 crisis, with white students more likely to attend school in person.  This in-person learning gap raises serious equity concerns. We use unique panel survey data to explore possible explanations. We find that a combination of factors may explain these differences. School districts’ offerings, political partisanship, and local COVID-19 outbreaks are all meaningfully associated with and plausibly explain the in-person learning racial gap. As schools start offering more in-person learning, significant efforts may be necessary to ensure that families and students attend those in-person learning opportunities.},
}