Sentences with phrase «voucher recipients chose»

While a lottery to select voucher recipients chose first from among students in 15 D.C. public schools that failed for two years to meet goals under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, about one in six D.C. children who will receive tuition grants are students who already attend private school.

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Teske and Schneider note that the existing empirical work on school vouchers is quite positive on a variety of issues: academic considerations appear paramount when parents choose schools; voucher recipients are more satisfied with their schools than their peers within public schools; and vouchers lead to «clear performance gains for some groups of students using the vouchers, particularly blacks, compared with the control group.»

Voucher programs, in most cases, do not empower low - income families to choose schools that they would not otherwise attend, since many voucher recipients have already attended private schools prior to receiving vouchers.

Gift Vouchers may be purchased in any amount and will act as a credit toward any travel purchase the recipient chooses to make with Islands In The Sun.

Therefore if you choose to purchase a one night voucher only, the recipient will need to pay for an extra night themselves if they wish to use the voucher for a stay that includes a Friday or Saturday night.