Abstract
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the K-12 education system. We surveyed 4,162 parents across five districts in rural Jharkhand to examine which K-12 service provider parents perceived to be responsive during COVID-19. We rely on parental perception, satisfaction, and aspirations to evaluate and compare the COVID-19 responsiveness of public and private education providers in rural Jharkhand’s low-income neighborhoods. We also test children on a functional literacy and numeracy tool to corroborate parental perception. We find that a higher proportion of parents perceived that private education providers were responsive during the COVID-19-induced lockdown compared to public schools. We also observe that parental perception is aligned with the learning scores of children.
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