Sentences with phrase «than public school students»

The main conclusion is that students using vouchers to attend private schools do not generally attain higher test scores than public school students.

Recent state testing reveals that voucher students score lower in reading and math proficiency than public school students.

Private school students, on average, score better than public school students in reading, math and a host of other subject areas, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

In short, the charter schools draw students who are, on average, somewhat lower achieving than public school students in the neighborhoods where the schools are located (see Figure 1d).

The average reading, language, and math test scores of these Black homeschool students are significantly higher than those of Black public school students (with effect sizes of.60 to 1.13) and equal to or higher than all public school students as a group in this exploratory, cross-sectional, and explanatory nonexperimental study» (p. 71).)

A 2010 report from the Education Department that examined the D.C. program found that graduation rates were higher among voucher recipients than public school students, according to reports from parents.

Hopefully it will provide a window into whether or not voucher students are experiencing better learning gains than public school students.

Study from the Public Policy Institute of California found that magnet schools had a higher positive impact on math scores than «choice» schools generally (schools other than the public school a student would attend based on district boundaries).

In the 2012 international test that measures what 15 - year - old students know, called PISA, private school students did only a smidgen better than public school students on the math test.

Test scores show students getting vouchers to attend private schools are doing no better than public school students.

Parents: But homeschooled kids do better on achievement tests, have higher graduation rates than public school students and are actively recruited by top colleges.

Asked whether he was confident that the private schools funded by vouchers are better than the public schools students would otherwise attend, Jindal told POLITICO that parents, not government officials, should make that decision.

Now, stating such findings doesn't mean that researchers or advocates believe private school students are always «better» than public school students.