ERIC Number: EJ925840
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Sep
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
Online Education as a Toll Good: An Examination of the South Carolina Virtual School Program
Rauh, Jonathan
Computers & Education, v57 n2 p1583-1594 Sep 2011
Education has long been considered merit good; however, inequitable distribution has made it more akin to a toll good. This was most recently demonstrated by Henry, Fortner, and Thompson (2010). Choice requirements designed to remedy the inequitable distribution of education, have largely been confined to brick and mortar schools. Subsequently, they face challenges comparable to traditional programs. With shrinking state budgets and an increasing achievement gap, online choice options are growing in popularity as means of satisfying choice requirements specified in No Child Left Behind. This paper considers whether online options facilitate education as a merit good, or if they extend education as a toll good.
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Federal Legislation, State Programs, Economics, Equal Education, Virtual Classrooms, Web Based Instruction, Educational Principles, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Carolina; No Child Left Behind Act 2001

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