Going Public: Who Leaves a Large, Longstanding, and Widely Available Urban Voucher Program?

Autor/inn/en	Cowen, Joshua M.; Fleming, David J.; Witte, John F.; Wolf, Patrick J.
Titel	Going Public: Who Leaves a Large, Longstanding, and Widely Available Urban Voucher Program?
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 49 (2012) 2, S.231-256 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831211424313
Schlagwörter	Private Schools; Private Sector; Standardized Tests; Public Sector; Student Mobility; Educational Vouchers; School Choice; Urban Schools; Academic Achievement; Disproportionate Representation; African American Students; Disadvantaged Youth; Racial Differences; Elementary School Students; White Students; Hispanic American Students; Asian American Students; Socioeconomic Status; Parents; Family Income; Educational Attainment; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Private school; Privatschule; Privater Sektor; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Öffentlicher Sektor; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Schulleistung; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Rassenunterschied; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Eltern; Familieneinkommen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	This article contributes to research concerning the determinants of student mobility between public and private schools. The authors analyze a unique set of data collected as part of a new evaluation of Milwaukee's citywide voucher program. The authors find several important patterns. Students who switch from the private to the public sector were performing lower than their peers on standardized tests in the prior year. African Americans were disproportionately more likely to leave the private sector, as were students in schools serving proportionally more voucher students. The authors argue that although these results indicate that a large voucher program may provide an educational home for some students, it may not provide a long-term solution to those who are among the most disadvantaged. (Contains 16 notes, 8 tables, and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10