School Vouchers
The general consensus on large-scale voucher programs and their effects on educational achievement
What is an unfavorable stance
The definition of a charter school
What is an intermediate between public and private schools, granted slightly more autonomy than traditional public schools
The idea that other students causally affect each other’s academic, behavioral, and educational outcomes
What is the idea of peer effects
One positive outcome of charter schools
What are better student-school matches; better educational opportunities for student needs; better outcomes with more inter-school competition; better alternative for underprivileged families
The voucher program is known in one of these two countries
What is New Zealand or Chile
We can’t measure student outcomes in charter schools due to this reason
Selection Bias and students aren’t assigned randomly to charter schools
The voucher system that is based on family income and financial need
What is the means-tested voucher system
The main city that had a decrease in their 4 year high school graduation due to charter schools
Boston
This specific type of school made it difficult to find causal outcomes for the voucher programs
What are catholic schools
The percentage change in math scores from elementary to middle school charter schools
3.3% to 9.7%