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The CEO Horizon Scholarship Program: A Case Study of School Vouchers in the Edgewood Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas.

Greene, Jay P.; Hall, Daryl - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001

Describes the results of an institutional analysis that looked at the effects of the program on the schools and school system. Finds that parents with children in private schools believe these schools are more responsive and committed. Parents of children in both public and private schools are...

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Rhetoric vs. Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools.

Gill, Brian; Timpane, P. Mike; Ross, Karen; Brewer, Dominic - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007

Vouchers and charters are two of the most ambitious attempts to improve school performance through parental choice and …

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Using Vouchers in Government Training Programs: Findings from the Individual Training Account (ITA) Experiment.

McConnell, Sheena; Perez-Johnson, Irma; Decker, Paul - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005

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Using Vouchers to Deliver Social Services: Considerations Based on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Experiences...

Kirby, Gretchen; Burwick, Andrew - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007

Vouchers are one strategy for delivering public services in a way that makes the consumer the central figure in … deciding when and where to receive services. Vouchers also present a unique opportunity to expand the role of faith- and … community-based organizations in the network of publicly funded services. This report examines how vouchers were used in the …

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An Evaluation of the Horizon Scholarship Program in the Edgewood Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas: The First Year.

Peterson, Paul E.; Myers, David; Howell, William G. - Mathematica Policy Research - 1999

Looks at a privately funded voucher program, finding minimal differences in math scores and modest differences in reading scores between voucher students and their public school counterparts, while also noting that the voucher program seems to be serving the working poor.

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Closing Schools in a Shrinking District: Do Student Outcomes Depend on Which Schools are Closed?

Engberg, John; Gill, Brian; Zamarro, Gema; Zimmer, Ron - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

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Title I School Choice Supplemental Educational Services and Student Achievement

Zimmer, Ron; Gill, Brian; Razquin, Paula; Booker, Kevin; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007

A key aim of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is to provide new educational options to parents whose children attend Title I schools identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring because of a lack of yearly progress. The first option allows children to transfer to...

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School Choice in New York City After Three Years: An Evaluation of the School Choice Scholarships Program

Mayer, Daniel P.; Peterson, Paul E.; Myers, David E.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2002

Notes test score impacts for African Americans but not Latinos after three years. Also reveals higher levels of parent satisfaction with private schools and some aspects of the school climate.

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Using Lotteries to Evaluate Schools of Choice: Evidence from a National Study of Charter Schools

Tuttle, Christina Clark; Gleason, Philip; Clark, Melissa - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

This article draws on data and experiences observing and analyzing school lotteries from the National Evaluation of Charter School Impacts to describe challenges associated with lottery-based research. It presents evidence on the prevalence of oversubscribed charter middle schools and compares...

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School Choice in New York City After Three Years: An Evaluation of the School Choice Scholarships Program.

Mayer, Daniel P.; Peterson, Paul E.; Myers, David E.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2002

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