The First Year of the Education Voucher Demonstration: A Secondary Analysis of Student Achievement Test Scores.

Wortman, Paul M.; And Others

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The First Year of the Education Voucher Demonstration: A Secondary Analysis of Student Achievement Test Scores

Wortman, Paul M.; And Others

Evaluation Quarterly, 2, 2, 193-214, May 78

Based on results from the nonequivalent control group design, the mean performance in the nonvoucher and traditional voucher programs remain similar. It is quite plausible that the loss of teacher time due to planning, developing, and modifying a new curriculum led to the loss in reading achievement. (Author/CTM)

Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Education, Nontraditional Education, Program Evaluation, Quasiexperimental Design, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, Research Design

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