Online Options Give Adults Access, but Outcomes Lag

June 23, 2018

BOSTON — Does online education help cities and states increase postsecondary access and success for the undergraduate students who need it most?

No hourlong presentation can reasonably purport to answer that question, and the kind of data that might present a clear yes or no verdict probably don’t exist yet. But Richard Garrett, chief research officer at Eduventures, wove together an intriguing set of statistics and assertions at the group’s annual summit, Higher Ed Remastered, here last week.

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