ERIC Number: ED583552
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-May
Pages: 95
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Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts Two Years after Students Applied. NCEE 2018-4010
Dynarski, Mark; Rui,Ning; Webber, Ann; Gutmann, Babette
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
The District of Columbia (DC) Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) was created by Congress in 2004 to provide tuition vouchers to low-income DC parents who want their child to attend a private school. Reauthorized in 2011 by the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, the program places a priority on serving students leaving low-performing public schools and provides them scholarships of about $8,000 for grades K-8 and $12,000 for grades 9-12 to attend a participating private school. These private schools must agree to requirements regarding nondiscrimination in admissions, fiscal accountability, and employing teachers with at least a bachelor's degree. This report, from a congressionally mandated evaluation of the OSP, describes the impacts of the OSP on students and parents two years after they applied to the program. It is the fifth in a series of required annual reports from the evaluation.
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Scholarships, Educational Vouchers, Low Income Students, Tuition, Private Schools, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Program Content, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Financial Aid Applicants, Student Participation, Public Schools, Charter Schools, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Attendance Patterns, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Parent Attitudes, Student Satisfaction, Statistical Significance, School Safety, Parent Participation
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED)
Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES120018
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20184010/index.asp
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