School Vouchers and Academic Performance: Results from Three Randomized Field Trials

Author/s: 
William G. Howell, Paul E. Peterson, Patrick J. Wolf and David E. Campbell
Year of publication: 
2002
Publication: 
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Volumne/Issue: 
21(2)
Pages: 
191-217

Examined the effects of school vouchers on student test scores in three U.S. cities. Data from randomized field trials indicated that after 2 years, African Americans who switched from public to private schools improved academically relative to their public school peers in all three cities. These effects were not significant for other ethnic groups.

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