Two recent studies of LSP indicate initial negative student achievement results that do not align with the greater body of research showing positive or neutral
outcomes from school choice programs in other cities and states.
Not exact matches
While data
from the Harvard
School of Public Health indicates that olive oil is clearly a healthier
choice for heart
outcomes than butter and lard, there is concerning data about olive oil and arteries.
For those interested in private
school choice, two political advantages are claimed: 1) High - regulation addresses some objections, winning votes among skeptics to improve the political prospects of passing and sustaining those programs; 2) High - regulation protects private
school choice programs
from the political damage caused by scandals and embarrassing
outcomes.
If there's one clear lesson
from the last 25 years of charter
school implementation, it's that
choice and competition are necessary but by no means sufficient to dramatically improve
outcomes for students.
Lessons
from Long - Run
Outcomes in
School Choice Research.»
Those of us at Fordham have long been champions of this approach, and remain so today, as the clear evidence (
from Ohio and elsewhere) is that parental
choice per se is not enough to ensure quality
schools and strong
outcomes for children.
Hill and Jochim indicate that students must be protected
from discrimination and that the system must work toward equitable
outcomes for all students, but provide the faulty argument that
school choice leads to greater equity.
The national report compiles results
from rigorous empirical studies that examine the academic
outcomes of
school choice students, the academic effect of competition on public
schools, the fiscal impact of
school choice on taxpayers and government, racial segregation in
schools and the effect of
school choice on civic values and practices.
In fact, the research I reviewed on rigorous evaluations of long - term
outcomes from choice programs suggests that using test scores to decide whether a bunch of
schools should be closed or expanded would lead to significant Type 1 and Type 2 errors.
In fact, the evidence
from the 7 rigorous studies on
school choice programs with long - term
outcomes suggests that portfolio management and other heavy regulations are neither necessary nor desirable for producing long - term gains for students.
School choice has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two decades, with literally millions of students benefiting from the choice movement, precisely because most studies have shown that school choice programs help improve educational outcomes — for students who receive private school scholarships, those who attend public charter schools, and those who remain in traditional public sc
School choice has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two decades, with literally millions of students benefiting
from the
choice movement, precisely because most studies have shown that
school choice programs help improve educational outcomes — for students who receive private school scholarships, those who attend public charter schools, and those who remain in traditional public sc
school choice programs help improve educational
outcomes — for students who receive private
school scholarships, those who attend public charter schools, and those who remain in traditional public sc
school scholarships, those who attend public charter
schools, and those who remain in traditional public
schools.
Jeb Bush served as the 43rd Governor of the State of Florida and, under his leadership, the state dramatically expanded
school choice opportunities and improved educational
outcomes for students, especially those
from disadvantaged families.
Conference participants will spend the day: learning
from experts about issues facing DC's public charter
schools, sharing innovations and best practices that are driving student
outcomes, inspiring each other to engage in advocacy that strengthens our movement, focusing on equity so together we can achieve the goal of quality public
school choices for all DC families.
Good Morning There's groundbreaking new research out this morning
from the Urban Institute that shows very good results on long - term
outcomes for students who utilized the largest private
school choice program in the country.
There's groundbreaking new research out this morning
from the Urban Institute that shows very good results on long - term
outcomes for students who utilized the largest private
school choice program in the country.
Instead, solutions to the achievement gap must come
from accountability,
school choice, or other reforms designed to obtain better
outcomes using a fixed set of resources.
Students who moved
from one
school to another, in other words, were less likely to attend higher education than non-moving peers — a finding which contradicts the very premise of
choice that enhanced student mobility will improve educational
outcomes.