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Carolyn Abott; Vladimir Kogan; Stéphane Lavertu; Zachary Peskowitz – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2020
We use close tax elections to estimate the impact of school district funding increases on operational spending and student outcomes across seven states. Districts with passing levies directed new revenue toward support services and instructor salaries but did not increase teacher staffing levels. These districts eventually realized gains in…
Descriptors: School Districts, Operating Expenses, School District Spending, Outcomes of Education
Costrell, Robert M. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2010
This report analyzes the net fiscal impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). The net fiscal benefits of the MPCP have continued to grow. The estimated increase was particularly sharp in FY10, from $37.2 million to $46.7 million. This increase was primarily due to the cut in the voucher amount, while MPS' per pupil revenues continued…
Descriptors: School Choice, Program Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Educational Policy
Costrell, Robert M. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2008
Throughout the history of publicly-funded voucher programs--enacted and proposed--the impact on taxpayers has been a recurring issue. As the nation's longest-running program, the Milwaukee Parent Choice Program (MPCP) provides an important case study. The fiscal impact of Milwaukee's program has evolved in very significant ways over its 18-year…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, School Choice, Program Effectiveness, Educational Vouchers
Costrell, Robert M. – Education Working Paper Archive, 2008
Throughout the history of publicly-funded voucher programs--enacted and proposed--the impact on taxpayers has been a recurring issue. As the nation's longest-running program, the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) provides an important case study. The fiscal impact of Milwaukee's program has evolved in very significant ways over its 18-year…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, Audits (Verification), Educational Vouchers, School Choice