Covid-19 & Equity in Postsecondary Learning

COVID-19 disrupted postsecondary learning and added new obstacles that affected students who experience equity gaps. Access to technology, job loss, and added caregiving responsibilities are just a few obstacles that the pandemic revealed. These obstacles can impact a student's ability to work towards a credential or degree. In order to help students overcome these hurdles, MDHEWD is developing policies that embody its vision: “Every Missourian empowered with the skills and education needed for success.”

Covid-19 White Paper Archive

• Competency Based Learning: Equity and Covid - published July 2021.
• Missouri's Degrees when Due - published June 2021.
• Equity in Mental Health during Covid-19 - published May 2021.
• Preventing Covid-19 Stop-outs: How the Guided Pathways Model can be a Safety Net for Students - published April 2021.
• CARES Act and Access to Financial Aid - published March 2021.
• Covid-19's Impact on the Transfer Pathway - published February 2021
• Ensuring Access to Technology during the Covid-19 Pandemic - published February 2021.
• Academic Readiness in the Time of Covid-19 - published November 2020.
• The Impact of Covid-19 on Equity in Higher Education - published September 2020.
• After Action Report: Wraparound Services - published Spring 2020
• After Action Report: Postsecondary Education Online Rapid Response - published Spring 2020