Vouchers and Tax Credits
Vouchers Tend to Serve the Less Advantaged
At least 10 studies have examined the relative advantage of children that applied to a private-school-choice program relative to the population of eligible students in the same location.
Vouchers and Tax Credits
What Have We Learned From Three Studies of Private School Choice?
Understanding the effect of private school choice on real-world success beyond test scores requires data on outcomes like college enrollment and graduation, and thanks to three recent Urban Institute studies, we know more about this than we did a year ago.
Vouchers and Tax Credits
Are Low-Quality Private Schools on the Rise in Florida?
A new study finds that participation in the state's tax credit scholarship program has not shifted toward schools with weaker track records of improving student outcomes.
Vouchers and Tax Credits
Secret Finding from PDK Poll: Support for Vouchers is Rising
The just released PDK survey of U. S. adults reveals an upward shift in public support for vouchers of 10 percentage points over the past four years, with 8 of those percentage points gained since 2015
Vouchers and Tax Credits
Unintended Impacts of Regulations on the Quality of Schooling Options
The available evidence suggests that regulations did indeed deter higher-performing private schools from participating in a voucher program.
Vouchers and Tax Credits
More Findings About School Vouchers and Test Scores, and They are Still Negative
Four recent rigorous studies—in the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Indiana, and Ohio—used different research designs and reached the same result.
Vouchers and Tax Credits
School Vouchers, LGBTQ Rights, and Religious Liberty
What Betsy DeVos should say when asked whether schools accepting vouchers can refuse to admit LGBTQ students.
Vouchers and Tax Credits
Are Private Schools Allowed to Discriminate?
And will private schools be required to follow civil rights laws if they accept vouchers?
Vouchers and Tax Credits
In the News: Trump Should Capitalize on Vouchers’ Newfound Popularity
In an op-ed for Real Clear Education, Paul Peterson notes that public opinion surveys are finding that public support for vouchers is growing.
Vouchers and Tax Credits
If You Mostly Care About Test Scores, Private School Choice Is Not For You
The benefits of private school choice are clearly evident in long term outcomes, not near-term test scores
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