A decade-long study co-conducted by University of Arkansas professor Patrick Wolf shows that students in India who attended private schools through a voucher program achieved noticeably higher scores on English assessments.
Education
Aug 29, 2019
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The first ever study to assess secondary school choices made across all households in England has shown that the system is unfair to households in areas where they are given fewer options on the application form, with these ...
Social Sciences
May 23, 2019
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A new study has found that school choice is associated with higher levels of segregation among school children from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.
Education
Apr 26, 2019
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Alvin E. Roth, who shared the Nobel Prize in economics in 2012, has been a pioneer in applying game theory to all manner of markets.
Economics & Business
Jan 24, 2019
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Funding for Michigan's public schools has fallen more sharply than any other state over the past quarter century, a new report from Michigan State University finds.
Education
Jan 23, 2019
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Low-achieving, non-white and poor students stand to gain the most academically from attending charter schools but are less likely to seek charter school enrollment than higher-achieving, more advantaged students who generally ...
Social Sciences
Apr 04, 2018
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About 4 in 10 Americans think there is too little school choice in their state or their own community, and more than half say the amount of school choice parents have is about right, according to a new survey by The Associated ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2017
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Diversity in schools is important for students' experiences and outcomes in schools and beyond, reducing prejudices and ensuring the likelihood of living and working in integrated environments as adults. Penn State researchers ...
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2017
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There is an ongoing, heated debate surrounding public versus private secondary schools. Most of these debates concern the quality or merit of private and public schools.
Social Sciences
May 18, 2015
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Requiring private schools that receive public money to report student test scores improves academic achievement and ultimately enhances school choice, a Michigan State University scholar argues.
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2014
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