Call for research clarifying the importance of specific choice-policy elements and assessing a wider range of student outcomes¶

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Description¶

The authors propose a forward-looking research agenda for school choice policy: studies should "help clarify the importance of specific policy elements" and "assess a deeper and wider range of student outcomes" beyond achievement. This recommendation follows from their conclusion that program design details drive effects and that current evidence covers a limited set of outcomes and locations.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Research must examine specific policy elements of voucher and charter programs rather than treating choice programs as uniform

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in voucher and charter school programs

Target Learning Goals¶

• Student achievement and broader student outcomes under school choice policies

Related Strategies¶

• Future improvements: real-world user studies, advanced student modeling, and spaced repetition

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• 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