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VOUCHERS AND SCHOOL CHOICE: THE EVIDENCE
Author(s) -
Forster Greg
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2008.00822.x
Subject(s) - voucher , school choice , empirical evidence , government (linguistics) , quality (philosophy) , public economics , economics , accounting , market economy , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology
In the USA, states are increasingly adopting school choice policies, and a large body of empirical research using especially high‐quality methods has studied their effects. It consistently finds that school choice improves academic outcomes for those who use it, improves outcomes at nearby government schools, and has other positive effects.