The Milwaukee voucher program, as implemented in 1990, allowed only non-sectarian
private schools to participate in the program. Following a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling …

This study examines whether the results of standardized tests are distorted when rewards
and sanctions are attached to them, making them high-stakes tests. It measures the …

While substantial school choice research focuses on student achievement outcomes, little
has explored the mechanisms involved in producing such outcomes. We present a …

While school vouchers have captured the headlines, a different policy has captured the
students. Tuition tax credit laws are now entrenched in Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania …

This research analyzes the impact of the Adjusted Voucher Law´ s school rankings on low-
performing schools in Santiago, Chile, and provides evidence on the effects of the pressures …

How useful are “corporate brands” in markets? In theory, brands convey reliable information,
providing consumers with shortcuts to time-consuming provider searches. We examine the …

Abstract As the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law moves through the reauthorization
process, it is important to understand the basic performance impacts of its central structure of …

This paper analyzes the incentives and responses of public schools in the context of an
educational reform. Much of the literature studying the effect of voucher programs on public …

This report focuses on the initial design, implementation and baseline results of the five-year
Longitudinal Educational Growth Study (LEGS) of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program …

Over the course of the last 35 years, traditional public school student achievement in the
United States has been stagnant, despite myriad reform efforts and a doubling in total …