1st Edition
COVID-19 and Schools Policy, Stakeholders, and School Choice
Introduction
David T. Marshall and Robert Maranto
1. COVID-19 and Schooling in the U.S.: Disruption, Continuity, Quality, and Equity
Robert Maranto, Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo, and Charles Glenn
2. We’re All Teachers Now: Remote Learning During COVID-19
Dick Carpenter and Joshua Dunn
3. Parent-Created “Schools” in the U.S.
Angela Watson
4. Reopening America’s Schools: A Descriptive Look at How States and Large School Districts Navigated Fall 2020
David T. Marshall and Martha Bradley-Dorsey
5. Are School Reopening Decisions Related to Funding? Evidence from over 12,000 Districts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Corey A. DeAngelis and Christos A. Makridis
6. The Longer Students were Out of School, the Less They Learned
Harry Anthony Patrinos
7. COVID-19 and School Closures: A Narrative Review of Pediatric Mental Health Impacts
David T. Marshall
8. The Pre-Pandemic Growth in Online Public Education and the Factors that Predict It
Trevor Gratz, Dan Goldhaber, and Nate Brown
9. This Time Really Is Different: The Effect of COVID-19 on Independent K-12 School Enrollments
Benjamin Scafidi, Roger Tutterow, and Damian Kavanagh
10. Opting Out: Enrollment Trends in Response to Continued Public School Shutdowns
Will Flanders
11. COVID-19 Safety Concerns, School Governance Models, and Instructional Modes: An Exploration of School Quality Perspectives During the Pandemic
Jason Jabbari, Takeshi Terada, Ethan Greenstein, and Evan Rhinesmith
12. Teacher Morale, Job Satisfaction, and Burnout in Schools
David T. Marshall, Natalie M. Neugebauer, Tim Pressley, and Katrina Brown-Aliffi
Biography
Robert Maranto holds the 21st Century Chair in Leadership in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA. He has produced 15 books including Educating Believers: Religion and School Choice (2021) and President Obama and Education Reform (2012), while serving on his local school board.
David T. Marshall is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA. His research focuses on COVID-19 pandemic and K-12 education, as well as charter schools and school choice. Dr. Marshall is a former teacher and previously served as Chair of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission.






