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ArticleSocial science research2025

Virtual charter students have worse labor market outcomes as young adults.

Paul Y Yoo, Thurston Domina, Andrew McEachin, Leah Clark, Hannah Hertenstein, Andrew M Penner

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6 authors.

Paul Y YooStanford University, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8178-7276
Thurston DominaUNC-Chapel Hill, USA.
Andrew McEachinETS, USA.
Leah ClarkU.S. Census Bureau, USA.
Hannah HertensteinUC Irvine, USA.
Andrew M PennerUC Irvine, USA.

Funding

Education and Transition to AdulthoodR01HD094007 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI PENNER, ANDREW · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
Advanced Reproductive Age and Environmental HealthR21ES014034 · NIEHS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI ENGEL, STEPHANIE M · 2006 to 2007
$459k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094007NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES014034
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Virtual charter schools are increasingly popular, yet there is little research on the long-term outcomes of virtual charter students. In this research note, we link statewide education records from 9th grade students in Oregon with information on criminal legal contact and IRS records containing earnings information housed at the U.S. Census Bureau to provide evidence on how virtual charter students fare as young adults. Virtual charter students have substantially worse high school graduation rates, college enrollment rates, bachelor's degree attainment, employment rates, and earnings than observationally similar students in traditional public schools, but similar rates of contact with the criminal legal system. Although there is growing demand for virtual charter schools, our results suggest that students who enroll in virtual charters may face negative long-term consequences.

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PMID42305116
PMCPMC13267919

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