Date of Award
4-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Patrick Donnay
Abstract
Every time our elected representatives are looking at budget, or election time rolls around, or a family is considering moving, the topic of education is in the thoughts and on the minds of many. Over the years there have been many different education reforms and proposed ideas. This presentation will go in-depth into one such educational reform idea. Educational vouchers have been studied in various ways over the years; the data for this study comes from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and gathered over the course of years. The data gathered allows one to compare students in Milwaukee Public Schools and students that went to various other (mostly private) schools by the means of a voucher and compare their performance on standardized tests. Different grades, ethnicities, and genders seem to respond differently to vouchers. Now the question is: why?
Recommended Citation
Kvidera, Nicole, "Educational Vouchers and Academic Performance" (2009). Political Science Theses and Capstones. 83.
https://pines.bemidjistate.edu/capstone-polisci/83
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