Recent studies of large statewide voucher programs found substantial negative effects on achievement for voucher students compared to similar public school students¶
Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · reviewr2·q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Subclaims¶
Reading the evidence codes
q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r
the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.
This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.
q2 i? Studies of large statewide programs in Indiana, Louisiana, and Washington, DC found substantial negative effects on achievement for voucher students attending private schools compared to similar students in public schools. → Darling-Hammond 2017
Evidence¶
Darling-Hammond 2017¶
Darling-Hammond, L., Rothman, R. & Cookson, P. W., Jr. (2017). Expanding high-quality educational options for all students: How states can create a system of schools worth choosing. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/expanding-high-quality-options
q2 · i? · review · r2
The report's synthesis of recent voucher research notes that for many years studies reported little difference in achievement, but recent large statewide studies found "substantial negative effects on achievement" for voucher students. A Louisiana study found one third of participating private schools had prior enrollment declines.
"Recently, however, several studies of large statewide programs in Indiana, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, found substantial negative effects on achievement for voucher students attending private schools compared to similar students in public schools."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- After one year, DC's voucher program had no statistically significant effect, positive or negative, on public school test-score gains — related
- Policy design details are likely critical to the effects of school choice programs — a broader claim this one bears on
- Neither the hopes of voucher and charter supporters nor the fears of skeptics have been realized, per the authors' synthesis — related
- Recent evidence confirms teacher quality is a critical component of student achievement — related
Page metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
type |
claim |
id |
voucher-negative-achievement-effects |
title |
Recent studies of large statewide voucher programs found substantial negative effects on achievement for voucher students compared to similar public school students |
description |
Recent studies of large statewide voucher programs found substantial negative effects on achievement for voucher students compared to similar public school students |
status |
review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2017 |
generated |
by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-10 |
trust |
unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content |
sources |
1 — darling-hammond-2017 |
Frontmatter is the page's machine-readable record — see the Schema & Guide.