Greene and McGee reported that in 17 states they were unable to find a single district that
performed at levels comparable to those reached by students in the world's leading countries.
Not exact matches
On the third page of the study, the authors write: «Negative voucher effects are not explained by the quality of public fallback options for LSP applicants: achievement
levels at public schools attended by students lotteried out of the program are below the Louisiana average and
comparable to scores in low -
performing districts like New Orleans.»
According to federally funded research, students who are living in poverty, are learning English as a second language, and are from racial and ethnic minority groups are 250 percent less likely to be identified for, and served in gifted programs, even when they
perform at a
comparable level to children in the program.