ArticlePloS one2022
Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence on learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.Nature human behaviour · 2023Pooled it
- Behind the screens: perceived impact of COVID-19 on education and the learning environment among school-aged children in the Philippines.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Pandemic Performance Measures of Resilience for Healthcare and Education in the Netherlands.The International journal of health planning and management · 2025Article
- Annual Research Review: How did COVID-19 affect young children's language environment and language development? A scoping review.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025Article
- Effects of the corona measures on the life of children and adolescents: Results of the German HBSC study 2022.Journal of health monitoring · 2025Article
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- Inequality in pandemic effects on school track placement and the role of social and academic embeddedness.NPJ science of learning · 2024Article
- Causes and costs of global COVID-19 vaccine inequity.Seminars in immunopathology · 2024Review
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- Effects of remote learning during COVID-19 lockdown on children's learning abilities and school performance: A systematic review.International journal of educational development · 2023Review
- What was a gap is now a chasm: Remote schooling, the digital divide, and educational inequities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.Current opinion in psychology · 2023Review
- The heterogeneity of Covid-19 learning loss across Italian primary and middle schools.Economics of education review · 2023Article
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- The effect of the COVID-19 disruption on the gender gap in students' performance: a cross-country analysis.Large-scale assessments in education · 2023Article
- The ability of low- and High-SES schools to inhibit learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Social sciences & humanities open · 2023Article
- Preparing for the next pandemic: predictors and effects of COVID-19 remote learning.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Differential effects and success stories of distance education in Covid-19 lockdowns on the development of reading comprehension in primary schools.Reading and writing · 2023Article
- Readiness of public schools before reopening during COVID-19 pandemic: School-based cross-sectional survey in southern Ethiopia.PloS one · 2023Article
- Social Determinants of Health and Distance Learning in Italy in the Era of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Aggressive measures, rising inequalities, and mass formation during the COVID-19 crisis: An overview and proposed way forward.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
The COVID-19-pandemic forced many countries to close schools abruptly in the spring of 2020. These school closures and the subsequent period of distance learning has led to concerns about increasing inequality in education, as children from lower-educated and poorer families have less access to (additional) resources at home. This study analyzes differences in declines in learning gains in primary education in the Netherlands for reading, spelling and math, using rich data on standardized test scores and register data on student and parental background for almost 300,000 unique students. The results show large inequalities in the learning loss based on parental education and parental income, on top of already existing inequalities. The results call for a national focus on interventions specifically targeting vulnerable students.
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