Neither the hopes of voucher and charter supporters nor the fears of skeptics have been realized, per the authors' synthesis¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The authors conclude that neither the hopes of supporters nor the fears of skeptics about vouchers and charters have been realized. → Brian Gill 2007

Evidence¶

Brian Gill 2007¶

Brian Gill, P. Mike Timpane, Karen E. Ross, Dominic J. Brewer, Kevin Booker. (2007). Rhetoric Versus Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/rhetoric-vs-reality-what-we-know-and-what-we-need-to-know-about-vouchers-and-charter-schools doi:10.7249/mr1118-1

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The book's own summary of its updated synthesis of empirical evidence on voucher and charter achievement impacts across US locations and, to some extent, internationally. It states "neither the hopes of the supporters nor the fears of the skeptics have been realized."

"It concludes that neither the hopes of the supporters nor the fears of the skeptics have been realized, but that well-designed voucher and charter programs have shown promising signs"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Charter schools, on average, show test-score impacts that are not substantially better or worse than conventional public schools — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Policy design details are likely critical to the effects of school choice programs — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• On average, lottery-based charter middle schools are neither more nor less successful than traditional public schools in improving student achievement — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• After one year, DC's voucher program had no statistically significant effect, positive or negative, on public school test-score gains — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Recent studies of large statewide voucher programs found substantial negative effects on achievement for voucher students compared to similar public school students — related