Life after Vouchers: What Happens to Students Who Leave Private Schools for the Traditional Public Sector?

Autor/inn/en	Carlson, Deven; Cowen, Joshua M.; Fleming, David J.
Titel	Life after Vouchers: What Happens to Students Who Leave Private Schools for the Traditional Public Sector?
Quelle	In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 35 (2013) 2, S.179-199 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3737
DOI	10.3102/0162373712461852
Schlagwörter	Educational Vouchers; Private Schools; School Choice; Low Achievement; Public Schools; Academic Achievement; Institutional Characteristics; Educationally Disadvantaged; Achievement Gains; Scores; Mathematics Achievement; Reading Achievement; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Standardized Tests; Student Characteristics; High Achievement; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Status; English Language Learners; Transfer Students; Wisconsin; Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Private school; Privatschule; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schulleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leseleistung; Sekundarschüler; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel
Abstract	Few school choice evaluations consider students who leave such programs, and fewer still consider the effects of leaving these programs as policy-relevant outcomes. Using a representative sample of students from the citywide voucher program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we analyze more than 1,000 students who leave the program during a 4-year period. We show that low-performing voucher students tend to move from the voucher sector into lower performing and less effective public schools than the typical public school student attends, whereas high-performing students transfer to better public schools. In general, transferring students realize substantial achievement gains after moving to the public sector; these results are robust to multiple analytical approaches. This evidence has important implications for school choice policy and research. (Contains 21 notes, 7 tables, and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10