DO VOUCHERS INCREASE SCHOOL SEGREGATION?
2.13.10 – Gregory Elacqua – School choice advocates argue that the introduction of vouchers can make improved educational opportunity available to the most disadvantaged children. The impact of school choice and public policy on segregation: Evidence from Chile. 2010 Author: Gregory Elacqua Teachers College Columbia University School choice advocates argue that the introduction of vouchers can make improved educational opportunity available to the most disadvantaged children. Critics contend that vouchers increase the risk of exacerbating inequities based on race and socioeconomic status. They are worried about whether disadvantaged parents have enough information to make good choices and whether parental preferences will lead families to select schools based on the race or class composition of their student bodies and not on their academic quality. Critics also fear that in order to remain competitive and save costs, private schools will have incentives to skim off the highest perform
