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Graziano, Brian Robinson, and Juliet Squire  \nTable of Contents  \n Recent trends in option-enabling policies  \nExpansions to private school choice Expansions to public school choice Expansions to flexible learning options Equitable access  \n  School choice  \nCharter schools  \nOpen enrollment  \nTax credit scholarship programs  \nVoucher programs  \nHome-schooling  \n Flexible options  \nCareer and technical education  \nConcurrent/dual enrollment  \nEducation Savings Accounts  \nWork-based learning  \nExtended learning  \n Equitable access  \nInformation, transportation, and student data  \nThe pandemic has had a profound negative impact on student learning; recovery requires customized solutions  \nThe pandemic’s effect on student learning is not distributed evenly.  \n• Compared with pre-pandemic school years, more students are falling below grade-level expectations in reading and math; this trend is more pronounced in schools serving predominantly Black or Latino students, as well as schools in lower-income ZIP codes.  \n• Students who had less access to in-person instruction suffered greater performance drops in English language arts (ELA) and math scores.  \nSchools are facing challenges that could constrain their efforts to support learning recovery.  \n• The federal government provided $190 billion in funding to public school systems to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but districts have limited capacity to plan effectively.  \n• Public school systems are pursuing interventions to address learning loss but are struggling to hire tutors or other staff to fully implement their learning recovery plans.  \n• Students coming back to school in the 2021-22 school year have demonstrated varying degrees of learning loss, social-emotional needs, and other challenges.  \nThe scale and scope of needs calls for a broader set of educational options that allow families to access the support their children require.  \n[BellwetherEducation.org](BellwetherEducation.org) Expanding Educational Options: Emergent Policy Trends • 1  \nThe pandemic has already changed how families shape their children’s educational experiences  \nDuring the pandemic, families explored and adopted a range of educational options for their children. Many want those options to remain available in the future.  \n• For three consecutive school years, families have had to consider educational options available to their children and make a choice. For some, that meant changing schools, switching to homeschooling, or pursuing supplementary options like learning pods or tutoring.  \n• Families considered options that extend beyond traditional full-time school choice at an unprecedented scale, including supplemental supports like pods and tutoring. The shift should change how policymakers and advocates work to meet student and family needs moving forward.  \n• Many states have already begun to address some of families’ shifting educational priorities, including the expansion of existing schoolbased choice options and policies that support a broader array of flexible learning options.  \nTo better meet student needs and be responsive to their constituents and advocates, policymakers and their advisers must work to:  \n• Expand their understanding of educational options to be inclusive of both full-time school choice and flexible learning options that can supplement or replace full-time school enrollment.  \n• Provide information and logistical support to ensure families have equitable access to the best choices for their children’s education.  \n[BellwetherEducation.org](BellwetherEducation.org) Expanding Educational Options: Emergent Policy Trends • 2  \nFor decades, access to educational options meant “school choice” —it’s time to think broadly about “learning options”  \nECOSYSTEM OFK 12 EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS  \n-  \nSchool Choice  \nFor decades, school choice policies, including open enrollm","cbCaiuvD6OHXLeeV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuvD6OHXLeeV","pdf",950414,26,"English","# Recent trends in option-enabling policies\n## Expansions to private school choice\n## Expansions to public school choice\n## Expansions to flexible learning options\n## Equitable access\n# School choice\n## Charter schools\n## Open enrollment\n## Tax credit scholarship programs\n## Voucher programs\n## Home-schooling\n# Flexible options\n## Career and technical education\n## Concurrent/dual enrollment\n## Education Savings Accounts\n## Work-based learning\n## Extended learning\n## Equitable access\n# Information, transportation, and student data\n## The pandemic’s impact on learning recovery","[{\"question\":\"What major education-policy trend does the report emphasize after the pandemic?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes expanding educational options beyond traditional full-time school choice, including flexible learning options that can supplement or replace full-time enrollment.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report describe the pandemic’s effect on student learning?\",\"answer\":\"It notes a profound negative impact, with learning loss not distributed evenly—particularly affecting students in schools serving predominantly Black or Latino students and students in lower-income ZIP codes.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the report argue for a broader set of educational options?\",\"answer\":\"The scale and scope of learning-recovery needs require families to access the support their children require, while districts face constraints like limited planning capacity and difficulty hiring tutors or staff.\"}]","Expanding Educational Options: Emergent Policy Trends - January 2 02 2 | PDF",1792044411,66]