Rodney Hughes

The Role and Influence of Exclusively Online Degree Programs in Higher Education

Justin C. Ortagus, Rodney Hughes, Hope Allchin. November 2023

Topics: Pathways to and Through Postsecondary

Tags: Higher education, Student engagement, Learning environments

This study leverages national data and a quasi-experimental design to examine the influence of enrolling in an exclusively online degree program on students’ likelihood of completing their degree. We find that enrolling in an exclusively online degree program had a negative influence on students… more →
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New Schools and New Classmates: The Disruption and Peer Group Effects of School Reassignment

Darryl V. Hill, Rodney Hughes, Matthew A. Lenard, David D. Liebowitz, Lindsay C. Page. November 2022

Topics: Policy, Politics, and Governance

Tags: School districts, Equity, Assessment

Policy makers periodically consider using student assignment policies to improve educational outcomes by altering the socio-economic and academic skill composition of schools. We exploit the quasi-random reassignment of students across schools in the Wake County Public School System to estimate… more →
Download 11/2022