ERIC Number: ED522161
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 57
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Keeping Informed about School Vouchers: A Review of Major Developments and Research
Usher, Alexandra; Kober, Nancy
Center on Education Policy
This report examines a decade's worth of research on school vouchers and concludes that vouchers have had no clear positive effect on student academic achievement, and mixed outcomes for students overall. Effects on graduation rates, parental satisfaction, public school achievement and cost to taxpayers are discussed. The report also notes that much of this research has been carried out or sponsored by pro-voucher organizations, signaling a particular need for scrutiny. In addition to this research review, the report describes voucher programs currently in existence, summarizes major court cases and referenda on vouchers from the past ten years, and reflects on changes in the voucher landscape. A list of voucher studies reviewed is appended. (Contains 14 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Educational Vouchers, Cost Effectiveness, Parent Attitudes, Outcomes of Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Research Reports, Meta Analysis, Participant Satisfaction, Program Descriptions, Court Litigation, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Development, Synthesis, Achievement Gains, Scholarships, Politics of Education, Educational Policy, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: George Gund Foundation; Phi Delta Kappa International
Authoring Institution: Center on Education Policy
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