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Direct linkCostrell, Robert M. – Education Next, 2009
Do school vouchers save the taxpayer money, or do they add to taxpayer burdens? Which groups of taxpayers are most affected, and do they gain or lose? What is the financial impact on public school districts? Usually, these questions are debated in the abstract. Now it is possible to get more concrete answers from the nation's longest-running…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, Public Schools, Private Schools, Legislators
Download full textCostrell, 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, 2009
In February 2008, the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP) issued its first report on the fiscal impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) on taxpayers in Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin. There are two reasons to update the 2008 report. First, the figures will naturally change with the continuing growth of the voucher…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, School Choice, Demonstration Programs, Educational Vouchers
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.; Podgursky, Michael – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
In response to a journalist inquiry regarding research on funding of Ohio's teacher retirement system and its effect on school district finances, this analysis by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute points to serious questions and profound concerns about the health of Ohio's teacher pension system, and that similar time bombs may be ticking in other…
Descriptors: Teacher Retirement, Retirement Benefits, Educational Finance, School Districts
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
