When the country went on lockdown in March 2020, schools of all types were forced to close their doors, while families, businesses, and others braced for a major economic hit. This combination seemed especially dangerous for private schools, which, unlike public schools, rely on paying families and other voluntary financial support. Since the first announcement of a private school closing permanently due to the pandemic, Cato’s Center for Educational Freedom has monitored private schooling’s condition. In this forum, we’ll give our assessment of the health of private K–12 education, and speakers representing three major parts of the private schooling spectrum will discuss how their institutions have fared and what the future holds.

• Christian Schools and COVID-19: 2020–2021 School Year Profile by Lynn E. Swaner and Matthew H. Lee
• Christian Schools and COVID-19: Reopening Plans and Fall 2020 Outlook by Lynn E. Swaner and Charlotte Marshall Powell
• Christian Schools and COVID-19: Responding Nimbly, Facing the Future by Lynn E. Swaner and Charlotte Marshall Powell
• COVID-19 Permanent Private School Closures