The Effect of Milwaukee's Parental Choice Program on Student Achievement in Milwaukee Public Schools. SCDP Comprehensive Longitudinal Evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Report #11

Autor/inn/en	Greene, Jay P.; Marsh, Ryan H.
Institution	University of Arkansas, School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP)
Titel	The Effect of Milwaukee's Parental Choice Program on Student Achievement in Milwaukee Public Schools. SCDP Comprehensive Longitudinal Evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Report #11
Quelle	(2009), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Measurement Techniques; Outcome Measures; Competition; Commercialization; Evaluation Methods; Predictor Variables; Achievement Tests; Language Arts; Public Schools; School Choice; Academic Achievement; Private Schools; Program Effectiveness; High School Students; Educational Vouchers; Longitudinal Studies; Comparative Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Program Evaluation; Urban Schools; Low Income Groups; Educational Finance; Mathematics Achievement; Reading Achievement; Elementary School Students; Educational Policy; Student Characteristics; Florida; Wisconsin; Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messtechnik; Wettkampf; Prädiktor; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sprachkultur; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schulleistung; Private school; Privatschule; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Statistische Analyse; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Bildungsfonds; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leseleistung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	This paper examines evidence on the "systemic effects" of expanding school choice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee is home to one of the nation's largest and longest-running school choice programs. If there are systemic effects from expanding school choice we should be able to see them in Milwaukee. This paper also introduces a novel method for analyzing systemic effects. Taking full advantage of student-level data, we develop a new measure of those effects based on the extent of voucher options that each student has each year. The idea behind this measure is that school systems face greater competitive pressure to serve students well when students have more options to leave. This type of measure might be useful for future analyses of systemic effects. Using this new approach, we find that students fare better academically when they have more options from Milwaukee's voucher program. The effects are modest in magnitude, but they are robust to multiple specifications of the model. (Contains 8 tables and 6 footnotes.) [For the EPIC review of this report, "Review of "The Effect of Milwaukee's Parental Choice Program on Student Achievement in Milwaukee Public Schools"", see ED530090.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	School Choice Demonstration Project. Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas, 201 Graduate Education Building, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Tel: 479-575-3172; Fax: 479-575-3196; e-mail: edreform@uark.edu; Web site: http://www.uark.edu/ua/der/SCDP.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10