ERIC Number: ED604527
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Publication Date: 2020-Feb
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Effects of Scaling up Private School Choice Programs on Public School Students. NBER Working Paper No. 26758
Figlio, David N.; Hart, Cassandra M. D.; Karbownik, Krzysztof
National Bureau of Economic Research
Using a rich dataset that merges student-level school records with birth records, and a student fixed effect design, we explore how the massive scale-up of a Florida private school choice program affected public school students' outcomes. Expansion of the program produced modestly larger benefits for students attending public schools that had a larger initial degree of private school options, measured prior to the introduction of the voucher program. These benefits include higher standardized test scores and lower absenteeism and suspension rates. Effects are particularly pronounced for lower-income students, but results are positive for more affluent students as well.
Descriptors: School Choice, Private Schools, Public Schools, Program Effectiveness, Educational Vouchers, Standardized Tests, Scores, Attendance, Suspension, Low Income Students, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research
Identifiers - Location: Florida
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