[...]The main conclusion from this review is that thewidely held belief that American schools have failed—thatthey are performing worse today than they have in the past,that a high school degree is no longer valuable, and thatadditional resources yield no benefits in the current system—is...

[...]In this paper, I review the three existing studies ofthe effects of the choice schools on student achievement.Two of the studies report significant gains in math forthe choice students and two report no significant effectsin reading. I also extend the analysis to compare theachievement of...