COVID-19

A Washington Post article cites a study by SIEPR's Sean Reardon showing Chicago students' reading test scores rose more than other cities after the pandemic.

Two teams of researchers document achievement gains, but it’s not clear what works best for students, writes The Hechinger Report of research from SIEPR's Sean Reardon.

Many children and parents began to see less value in regular school attendance during the pandemic, SIEPR Senior Fellow Thomas Dee tells NPR.

Enrollment at California’s public schools continued to decline this year, reports the LA Times. SIEPR's Thomas Dee chimes in on the very serious consequences of the pandemic.

SIEPR Senior Fellows Amit Seru and John Cochrane on the possibility of a bailout-free financial system

Four years into the post-pandemic experiment with remote work, a full quarter of American workdays are now done from home, according to SIEPR's Nick Bloom.

Newsweek reports on how students are recovering academically from school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing research from SIEPR Senior Fellow Sean Reardon

“The state’s claim that ‘recovery is underway’ overstates the optimism these data justify,” SIEPR's Thomas Dee, an expert in education & economic data, tells The Los Angeles Times.

Research by SIEPR's Sean Reardon and co-authors shows it could take at least four years for student achievement to return to pre-pandemic levels.

SIEPR's Nick Bloom addresses the increase in remote workers shifting their time and money to the suburbs from city centers. More via CNN:

New research by SIEPR's Sean Reardon demonstrates pandemic learning loss — and discusses what it may take to help children catch up. More via NPR.

Research by SIEPR's Nick Bloom shows Manhattan workers are spending ~$12.4 billion less per year due to the work-from-home revolution, reports Bloomberg.