Vouchers and Tax Credits

“If anything, the public schools seem to be benefiting a bit,” Northwestern University’s David Figlio finds in research on Florida as tax-credit scholarship scaled up.

“If anything, the public schools seem to be benefiting a bit,” Northwestern University’s David Figlio finds in research on Florida as tax-credit scholarship scaled up.

“You need a robust choice environment to lift up everyone,” says law’s author.

“Private schools obviously are relying on parents to pay the fees, and therefore have a greater incentive to get their kids back into school and do it safely. Charters and traditional publics don’t have that same incentive.”

“We found about a 53% reduction in drug convictions, an 86% reduction in property damage convictions….It looks like school choice is associated with reductions in crime.”