School Vouchers Get A New Report Card
New research provides the first hard look at the nation's largest, single statewide voucher program and its impact on students.
by Cory Turner
Jun 26, 2017
3 minutes
It is the education debate of the Trump era. With the president and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos using policy and the bully pulpit to champion private school vouchers, supporters and critics have tangled over the question:
Do low-income, public school students perform better when they're given a voucher to attend a private school?
For years, the answer from researchers has been a muddle, while a handful of recent studies have clearly shown voucher students backsliding academically. But no one has studied the largest, single statewide program in the nation ...
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