Impact of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program: Achievement Effects for Students in Upper Elementary and Middle School

Autor/inn/en	Waddington, R. Joseph; Berends, Mark
Titel	Impact of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program: Achievement Effects for Students in Upper Elementary and Middle School
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 37 (2018) 4, S.783-808 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.22086
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Educational Vouchers; School Choice; Low Income; Private Schools; Longitudinal Studies; Standardized Tests; Mathematics Achievement; Public Schools; Comparative Analysis; English; Language Arts; Educational Opportunities; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Niedriglohn; Private school; Privatschule; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; English language; Englisch; Sprachkultur; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance
Abstract	This paper examines the impact of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program on student achievement for low-income students in upper elementary and middle school who used a voucher to transfer from public to private schools during the first four years of the program. We analyzed student-level longitudinal data from public and private schools taking the same statewide standardized assessment. Overall, voucher students experienced an average achievement loss of 0.15 SDs in mathematics during their first year of attending a private school compared with matched students who remained in a public school. This loss persisted regardless of the length of time spent in a private school. In English/Language Arts, we did not observe statistically meaningful effects. Although school vouchers aim to provide greater educational opportunities for students, the goal of improving the academic performance of low-income students who use a voucher to move to a private school has not yet been realized in Indiana. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01