NY Times article- School Vouchers might not be a great thing after all.

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Interestingly, from the same article is a very harsh criticism of Louisiana’s voucher program (discussed earlier in the thread):

in Louisiana, Atila Abdulkadiroglu of Duke University and colleagues found that a voucher program there hurt its intended beneficiaries — poor students who are mostly black. Examining the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP), they compared outcomes for lottery winners (those granted a voucher) and losers (those who stayed behind in public schools). Abdulkadiroglu and colleagues found the “vouchers reduce academic achievement” because students who used vouchers to attend Louisiana private schools earned significantly lower scores in math, reading ability, science and social studies after one year. Lower math scores increase the likelihood of a failing grade by 50 percent.

The researchers went on to say that because the vouchers only pay tuition for the “cheapest, lowest quality” schools (the vast majority of which are Catholic), they encourage a “two-tiered education system for the haves and have-nots.” Woodrow Wilson smirks in his grave.