education vouchers
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The Data Doesn’t Seem to Be Vouching for Vouchers
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Arguments supporting private management of schools date back to the founding of the United States and have reflected a variety of ideological positions. The call for privatization policies like school vouchers intensified in the mid-20th century due largely to the assertions of economist Milton Friedman. Friedman proposed that the government…
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Paying for Prejudice: How Public Funds Are Being Used to Fund Discrimination in Schools
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With the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as the United States Secretary of Education, the subject of vouchers has gained a powerful mouthpiece. Currently, 15 states and the District of Columbia offer some form of publicly funded tuition voucher or voucher-like education savings accounts to subsidize private school enrollment. Another 16…
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Closing the private school enrollment gap: Are education vouchers enough?
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Variations in parental education and income explain most of the ethnic, racial, and immigrant differences in private school attendance.