Bricks and Mortar versus Computers and Modems: The Influences of Enrollment in K–12 Virtual Schools

Carycruz Bueno ()
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Carycruz Bueno: Department of Economics, Wesleyan University

No 2025-008, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers from Wesleyan University, Department of Economics

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed virtual schooling at the forefront of policy concerns, as millions of children shift to virtual schooling. Given this shift, and the corresponding increase in demand for virtual education, it is imperative to explore its impacts on student outcomes. Using panel data, I find that attending a full-time virtual school in Georgia led to a reduction of 0.1 to 0.4 standard deviations in achievement test scores among elementary and middle school students. These results are robust to using multiple approaches to account for selection. I also find a negative relationship between attending a virtual school and graduation.

JEL-codes: I21 I24 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50 pages
Date: 2025-03
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