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As educational choice grows...
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…we look to the evidence to find out what works.
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100 STUDIES
A Win-Win Solution
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A Win-Win Solution
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GREG FORSTER, author of A Win-Win Solution
Twenty years ago, before this body of evidence existed, there was some excuse for making policy based on speculation, anecdotal observation, and intuition. Today, the effects of these programs are known, and there is no longer any excuse for policymakers and opinion leaders to be ignorant of the facts.
The Truth: The majority of gold-standard studies of school choice programs find kids do better with school choice.
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This edition of A Win-Win Solution is the first to feature studies that find negative effects on choice participants. Both studies examined the same program—the Louisiana Scholarship Program. The reports show student deficits in the program’s first year, but student improvement in its second year. Because its results appear to be anomalistic, researchers are watching this program closely.
The Truth: Nearly every study on the topic, even those conducted by anti-school choice organizations, shows school choice programs drive academic improvements in public schools.
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The one negative finding is hard to explain given that nine other studies find a positive effect from the same voucher program. The study’s authors even say in their report, “Despite the exhaustive data available, we are not currently able to explain the negative effect of the threat on reading performance definitively.”
What They Say: School choice ”siphons” money from public schools at the expense of kids and taxpayers.
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The Truth: Every fiscal study ever conducted finds school choice has either a positive or no visible effect on taxpayers and public schools, meaning most programs save money.
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In fact, estimates show school voucher programs alone have saved more than $1.7 billion, or $3,400 per voucher student on average, which could then be used to boost per-pupil funding in public schools, pay off debt or bolster other public programs.
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The Truth: Public schools are more segregated now than they were in the 1960s, and not one study has ever found school choice causes segregation in schools.
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Actually, data show school choice programs help students leave more segregated schools to join more integrated schools.
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The Truth: Many studies find school choice programs have a positive effect on students’ civic values, including tolerance for the rights of others, likelihood to vote or volunteer and more.
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In fact, one study finds school choice reduces the likelihood of a student engaging in criminal activity after graduation.
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CRIME DOWN
School choice works.
Empirical Studies on School Choice
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Any Positive Effect No Visible Effect Any Negative Effect
What They Say: Yeah…well…this report just cherry picks studies to show what school choice advocates want to show.
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The Truth: This report examines 100 studies that all used rigorous and high-quality research methods. The results are what they are, and the scoreboard is overwhelmingly in favor of school choice policies. We understand that can be a hard pill to swallow for many skeptics. A full explanation of this report’s methods can be found on pages 6–8, including how the author identified and categorized the studies found therein. If our readers should come across a high-quality study not included in this report, we encourage them to contact us at info@edchoice.org.
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To read more analysis from this synthesis of 100 empirical school choice studies, visit edchoice.org/Win-Win
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