Cover Image

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2019 / Alex Molnar, Gary Miron and Najat Elgeberi.

As proponents continue to make the case that virtual education can expand student choices and improve the efficiency of public education, full-time virtual schools have attracted a great deal of attention. Advocates contend that this potential for individualization allows virtual schools to promote...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors: Molnar, Alex, Miron, Gary (Author), Elgeberi, Najat (Author), Barbour, Michael K. (Author), Huerta, Luis (Author), Shafer, Sheryl Rankin (Author), Rice, Jennifer King (Author)
Corporate Author: University of Colorado at Boulder, National Education Policy Center
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2019.
Subjects:
Computer Simulation.
Efficiency.
Distance Education.
Academic Achievement.
Institutional Characteristics.
Public Education.
Educational Research.
Educational Practices.
State Legislation.
Educational Policy.
Teaching Methods.
Blended Learning.
Student Characteristics.
Elementary Secondary Education.
Educational Finance.
Governance.
Educational Quality.
Teacher Effectiveness.
Teacher Student Ratio.
Enrollment.
Educational Improvement.
Accountability.
Costs.
Online Courses.
Full Time Students.
Charter Schools.
School Effectiveness.
Proprietary Schools.
Description
Summary:As proponents continue to make the case that virtual education can expand student choices and improve the efficiency of public education, full-time virtual schools have attracted a great deal of attention. Advocates contend that this potential for individualization allows virtual schools to promote greater student achievement than can be realized in traditional brick-and-mortar schools. NEPC researchers found, however, that the research evidence does not support this claim. This three-part brief provides disinterested scholarly analyses of the characteristics and performance of full-time, publicly funded K-12 virtual schools; reviews the relevant available research related to virtual school practices; provides an overview of recent state legislative efforts to craft virtual schools policy; and offers policy recommendations based on the available evidence.
Item Description:Availability: National Education Policy Center. School of Education 249 UCB University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309. Tel: 303-735-5290; e-mail: nepc@colorado.edu; Web site: http://nepc.colorado.edu.
Sponsoring Agency: Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.
Abstractor: As Provided.
Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education.
Physical Description:1 online resource (125 pages)
Type of Computer File or Data Note:Text (Reports, Evaluative)
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note:National Education Policy Center.

Similar Items