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Our test case is the Swedish voucher-based free school choice system, and we utilize Swedish population register data that include 13 cohorts of ninth graders, with geocoded information on schools, their socioeconomic and ethnic composition,
This article analyzes a substantial body of recent empirical evidence on achievement differences between public and private schools; on who chooses and its probable impact on educational equity; and on the comparative costs of public and private schools and an overall voucher system.
Before turning to this proof of changing social meaning, I will explain why social meaning does and should matter to the Supreme Court.
1 wrz 2002 · This paper marshals available evidence from both the U.S. and other countries on the effects of private schools, peer effects, and competition to demonstrate that that any gains in overall student achievement from a large scale voucher program are at best likely to be small.
This paper provides a narrative review of the existing rigorous evaluations of private school vouchers in developing countries. The findings suggest that school vouchers can be an effective means of expanding access to education, particularly for underserved populations (e.g., poorer students, girls, and students in undersupplied rural and ...
10 lip 2017 · evidence on vouchers, the Section argues that on both these levels, school voucher plans run counter to aspirations to ensure quality in public sector educational provision, equal...
For example, vouchers are fre-quently “targeted” to low-income students, are sometimes funded privately rather than through tax proceeds, and religious schools may or may not be eligible to participate.2 The research that has analyzed these programs seeks to answer five fundamental questions:
