After a challenging 2021 beginning of the school year with teacher shortages, changing rules on mask mandates, and the arrival of the Omicron variant in the United States, we surveyed parents across the country in late January and early February 2022 to see how the school year was progressing and what issues, if any, they were continuing to deal with during the “back to school year” with the COVID virus still progressing through the population.
Overall, parents continued to report challenges with schooling during the COVID times. The “new normal” appears to involve lots of flexibility on the parts of the parents, children, and schools. The issues of achievement losses due to the “missed year” as well as issues related to the social isolation due to shut downs and quarantines continue to be a concern.
This data brief is the latest in a series of reports intended to share public opinion results to inform researchers and decision makers with information about attitudes in the United States related to different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Suggested Citation: Davis-Kean, P., Ryan, R., Singh, L., & Wang, Y. (2022). The “New” Normal for Schooling. MOSAIC Data Brief: August 2022. Measuring Online Social Attitudes and Information Collaborative.
