ERIC Number: ED625642
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 56
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The Ohio EdChoice Program's Impact on School District Enrollments, Finances, and Academics
Lavertu, Stéphane; Gregg, John J.
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
School options have increased in Ohio and across the nation in recent decades. One prominent option is publicly funded scholarships (or "vouchers") that families can use to send their children to participating private schools. Today, over 75,000 Ohio students participate in one of the state's five voucher programs, the largest of which are known as EdChoice. Despite their growing popularity, critics have argued that expanding voucher programs harms traditional school districts. But are they right? Authored by Ohio State University professor Dr. Stéphane Lavertu, this report explores the impacts of Ohio's EdChoice program on school district enrollments, finances, and educational outcomes. The study includes detailed analyses of the state's "performance-based" EdChoice program that, as of 2021-22 provides vouchers to approximately 35,000 students as well as its "income-based" EdChoice program which serves approximately 20,000 low-income students.
Descriptors: School Districts, School Choice, Educational Vouchers, Private Schools, Enrollment Trends, Performance Based Assessment, Educational Finance, Low Income Students, State Programs, Program Evaluation, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Expenditure per Student, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Improvement, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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