Virtual Charter Schools Enrollment is Up, But Student Performance is Down
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Virtual Charter Schools Enrollment is Up, But Student Performance is Down
Even before COVID-19 drew national attention to remote learning, enrollment in virtual schools had actually been increasing faster than enrollment and other public schools, and nearly 70% of all students attending virtual schools are enrolled in virtual charter schools. But there are concerns about how well students are performing and whether the self-paced, mostly online learning format is producing negative results. We find out more from GAO’s Jackie Nowicki.
