How does a school choice program affect public schools?
Sound research has consistently demonstrated school choice policies improve public school performance. More than twenty credible studies indicate school choice programs introduce more competition among all public and private schools, compelling them to go out of their way to attract and retain students. Not a single empirical study has ever found that outcomes at American public schools got worse when exposed to school choice programs, and numerous studies have found that they improve over time. Two recent research projects give evidence supporting this positive conclusion. • A 2010 study by David Figlio and Cassandra Hart of Northwestern University examined the competitive effects of the Florida Tax-Credit Scholarship Program on public schools. They learned that more access and variety of private schools increased the competitive pressure on public schools in the wake of the policy announcement. They state in their conclusion, “Our results suggest that policies that introduce competit
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