ERIC - ED574518 - The Competitive Effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Public School Performance. Technical Report. Louisiana Scholarship Program Evaluation Report #4, School Choice Demonstration Project, 2016-Feb
ERIC Number: ED574518
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Feb
Pages: 62
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The Competitive Effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Public School Performance. Technical Report. Louisiana Scholarship Program Evaluation Report #4
Egalite, Anna J.
School Choice Demonstration Project
Given the significant growth rate and geographic expansion of private school choice programs over the past two decades, it is important to examine how traditional public schools respond to the sudden injection of competition for students and resources. This article uses: (1) a school fixed effects approach; and (2) a regression discontinuity framework to examine the achievement impacts of the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP). This targeted school voucher program has provided public funds for low-income students in low-performing public schools to enroll in participating private schools since the 2012-13 school year. The main findings of the competitive effects analysis reveal neutral to positive impacts that are small in magnitude. Effects are largest for students attending those public schools most affected by the competitive threat. Policy implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Scholarship, Public Schools, School Choice, Educational Vouchers, Competition, Tax Credits, Regression (Statistics), Statistical Significance, Scores, Mathematics Achievement, English Instruction, Language Arts, State Departments of Education, Private Schools, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Charter Schools, Low Income Students
School Choice Demonstration Project. Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas, 201 Graduate Education Building, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Tel: 479-575-3172; Fax: 479-575-3196; e-mail: edreform@uark.edu; Web site: http://www.uaedreform.org/school-choice-demonstration-project
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Smith Richardson Foundation
Authoring Institution: University of Arkansas, School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP); Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA)
Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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