Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts after Three Years. Executive Summary. NCEE 2009-4051

Literaturnachweis - Detailanzeige

Trefferliste

Autor/inn/en	Wolf, Patrick; Gutmann, Babette; Puma, Michael; Kisida, Brian; Rizzo, Lou; Eissa, Nada
Institution	Institute of Education Sciences (ED), National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
Titel	Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts after Three Years. Executive Summary. NCEE 2009-4051
Quelle	(2009), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Private Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; School Choice; Reading Achievement; Reading Tests; Mathematics Tests; Compliance (Legal); Program Effectiveness; Scholarships; School Safety; Educational Vouchers; Scores; Satisfaction; Academic Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Experimental Groups; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Tuition; Public Schools; Educational Environment; Student Participation; School Involvement; Outcomes of Education; Charter Schools; Low Income Groups; Research Methodology; District of Columbia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Private school; Privatschule; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Leseleistung; Lesetest; Scholarship; Stipendium; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Zufriedenheit; Schulleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Schulmitwirkung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Research method; Forschungsmethode; USA
Abstract	The "District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003," passed by the Congress in January 2004, established the first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States. The purpose of the new scholarship program was to provide low-income residents, particularly those whose children attend schools in need of improvement or corrective action under the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act," with "expanded opportunities to attend higher performing schools in the District of Columbia" (Sec. 303). As part of this legislation, the Congress mandated a rigorous evaluation of the impacts of the Program, now called the "DC Opportunity Scholarship Program" (OSP). This report presents findings from the evaluation on the impacts three years after families who applied were given the option to move from a public school to a participating private school of their choice. The evaluation is based on a randomized controlled trial design that compares the outcomes of eligible applicants randomly assigned to receive (treatment group) or not receive (control group) a scholarship through a series of lotteries. The main findings of the evaluation so far include: (1) After 3 years, there was a statistically significant positive impact on reading test scores, but not math test scores; (2) The OSP had a positive impact overall on parents' reports of school satisfaction and safety, but not on students' reports; (3) This same pattern of findings holds when the analysis is conducted to determine the impact of using a scholarship rather than being offered a scholarship; (4) The OSP improved reading achievement for 5 of the 10 subgroups examined; and (5) No achievement impacts were observed for five other subgroups of students, including those who entered the Program with relative academic disadvantage. (Contains 11 footnotes, 4 figures and 3 tables.) [For full report, see ED504783.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10