The real lesson to draw from these facts is that the future of the country is directly linked to how well the 90 percent of
American students in public schools are being educated.
Students in public schools faced with increased private school competition showed greater gains in test scores than students in other public schools with the introduction of the program.
When students in public schools do well, the community benefits from a more prepared workforce, future economic growth, lower incarceration rates and more engaged citizens for our future communities.
In many places states don't adequately fund services to
eligible students in public schools — and now they will have to spend public money on students in private and religious schools.
They employ propensity score matching methods where they compare voucher students with
similar students in public schools by matching across a variety of observable background factors, including baseline test scores.
A 2010 study of Georgia's tuition tax credit program revealed that while only 10 % of white
students in public schools attended «virtually segregated» schools, within the program at private schools, this rose dramatically to 53 %.
Caire and the Urban League say the school is needed because of the dismal performance of minority
students in public schools in Madison, along with high incarceration rates of young African American men in Dane County.
And transgenderism, let alone questions of bathroom access for
transgender students in public schools, was so far off the policy radar it was inconceivable that it would receive presidential attention.
If we ask whether the average black student is exposed to more white
students in public school today than a half century ago, the answer is yes, although fewer than in the 1980s; after rising in the 1970s, the rate of exposure has declined markedly since 1988.
Stuck in the Middle: The Problem of Overage Middle School Students in New York City In recent years, community - based providers and school officials that
serve students in the public school system have noticed a disturbing number of sixteen - year - old seventh graders or seventeen - year - old eighth graders who are appearing (or staying) in middle schools across the city.
Contrary to common misconceptions, virtually all disabled
students in public schools take the state - mandated test in Florida, so improvement in test results suggests that schools were serving those students better when they faced more competition from the McKay program.
The Tribunal found in the alternative that, if a comparator group analysis is necessary, the appropriate comparator group is
other students in the public school system who do not require additional supports or accommodations to access educational services.
The disability profile of McKay closely mirrors that of the special
needs students in the public school system, which means even the children with the most severe disabilities are finding spots.
While voucher usage is higher in big cities, the financial effect is felt in every school district because the voucher dollars come out of Tuition Support, in effect reducing the dollars
supporting students in all public schools.
According to the U.S. Census, nearly one in every ten U.S. public school students is classified as an English language learner (ELL); and the percentage of ELL
students in public schools increased between 2002 - 03 and 2011 - 12 in all but 10 states.
The pro-voucher group said the scores of students in the statewide voucher program were higher than those of economically
disadvantaged students in public schools when opted - out students aren't included in the results.
For instance, Florida, which serves a large proportion of
Hispanic students in its public schools, posts narrower gaps in performance between white and Hispanic students in some grades and subjects.