Educational Studies in Japan. Journal home Journal issue About the journal. Jianmin LI Author information. Article overview. References 0. Related articles 0. Figures 0. Information related to the author. Supplementary material 0. Result List. Previous article Next article. Related articles. The experience in Indiana, for instance, shows that those losses could be substantial. Backers argue that public schools are saving the money they would have spent educating these children.
But seldom does a school lose enough students to cut a teacher or a school bus route or a custodian. There are fixed costs to public education, and vouchers drain the money needed to pay them. In Indiana, only of the more than 36, students receiving vouchers in lived in attendance zones of F-rated schools. Rather than helping students escape failing schools, the Indiana program has essentially become a subsidy for private schools.
What sort of results are these schools getting? In Indiana and Louisiana, test scores are actually lower when students start attending private schools. Some studies found voucher students are more likely than peers to enroll in college, but not to earn a degree. The state has built an education system recognized for innovation and progress. Lawmakers should not divert funding or energy from that effort.
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