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College of Education Dean's Invited Colloquium

Bricks and Mortar vs. Computers and Modems: The Impacts of Enrollment in K-12 Virtual Schools on Student Outcomes

Carycruz Bueno, PhD
April 9, 2020


Colloquium
When: April 9, 2020. Time: 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Where: Lokey Education 176


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Abstract: This paper estimates the causal effect of full-time virtual school attendance on student outcomes with important implications for school choice. Despite the increasing demand for K-12 virtual schools over the past decade little is known about the impact of full-time virtual schools on students' cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes and the existing evidence is mixed. I use a longitudinal data set composed of individual-level information on all public-school students and teachers throughout Georgia from 2007 to 2016 to investigate how attending virtual schools influences student outcomes. I implement a variety of econometric specifications to account for the issue of potential self-selection into full-time virtual schools. I find that attending a virtual school leads to a reduction of 0.1 to 0.4 standard deviations in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies achievement test scores for students in elementary and middle school. I also find that ever attending a virtual school is associated with a 10-percentage point reduction in the probability of ever graduating from high school. This is early evidence that full-time virtual schools as a type of school choice could be harmful to students' learning and future economic opportunities, as well as a sub-optimal use of taxpayer money.


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Carycruz Bueno, Ph.D. is an applied micro-economist with a focus in education, labor and health economics. After completing her bachelor's degree at Mount Holyoke College, Bueno joined Teach For America and taught 7th grade special education mathematics for two years in Hawaii.  As she earned her Ph.D.in economics from Georgia State University, she also taught microeconomics at Spellman College and Georgia State. She wrote her dissertation on student and teacher cognitive and non-cognitive skills in determining student success. Currently, she is a postdoctoral research associate at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. She researches topics such as differences between online and brick and mortar education, the effects of receiving scholarships on one's academic success and labor supply and demand dynamics of teachers.


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