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More evidence that school choice works
A new National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) study written by a few Ivy League economists concluded that students who won a school choice lottery had significantly higher test scores and fewer suspensions and absences than those who did not. In “The Effect of School Choice on Intrinsic Motivation and Academic Outcomes,” Justine Hastings, ChristopherContinue Reading
Impressive new evidence that school choice works
In a new National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) study, a quartet of Ivy League professors examined an open enrollment public school choice program implemented by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in 2002. They found, Among applicants with low-quality neighborhood schools, [program] lottery winners are more likely than lottery losers to graduate from high school, attendContinue Reading