scholarly journals The Effect of School Voucher Spending on Initial Earnings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan A. Correa ◽  
Francisco Parro ◽  
Rafael Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
School Voucher

Private school vouchers for expanding secondary school access? The case of Tanzania

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1307-1318
Author(s):  
Donald R. Baum ◽  
Jacobus Cilliers
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Private School ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Urban District ◽  
Content Type ◽  
School Voucher

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the current contributions of private schools to education provision in Tanzania, and to consider the feasibility of a school voucher program to contribute to the expansion of the secondary school system, compared to the alternative expansion of public secondary education. Design/methodology/approach The study offers an analysis of current educational circumstances and educational goals in Tanzania, and projects differential costs and outcomes associated with various options for expanding secondary education. Data come from two sources: a census of the private schooling market in the Morogoro Urban district, conducted as part of the World Bank’s Systems Approach for Better Education Results initiative; and Tanzania’s National Panel Survey 2010–2011. Findings For those students unable to cover the full cost of secondary education, findings suggest that a targeted private school voucher would be an efficient and equitable policy mechanism for secondary school expansion. Such an approach would ease the financial burden on government for constructing all new schools, yet assure access for the most vulnerable. Originality/value The implementation of school voucher programs is increasing in low-income countries. It is important for policy makers to carefully consider the appropriateness of this type of policy intervention for their particular educational contexts. This paper models an approach by which researchers and policymakers can assess the educational circumstances of a particular location, and determine the potential effectiveness of a private school voucher policy.

scholarly journals Competition on the Georgia Education Marketplace

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Archil Gagnidze ◽  
Shorena Maglakelidze
Keyword(s):  
School Principals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Voucher Scheme ◽  
Efficient Utilization ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
School Voucher ◽  
The Government

Georgia implemented a nationwide, full scale school voucher program in 2005. The new voucher plan was designed with the intent to provide equitable distribution and efficient utilization of financial and human resources. By introducing the voucher scheme, the government hoped to promote competition among public as well as private schools to push them operate in a cost-effective way and consequently improve education quality. This study tries to identify the effect of increased competition on the quality of education as perceived by school principals and teachers in Georgia. More specifically, we study to identify if the voucher model, as a result of increased competition, has created an environment that is supportive to students in improving their academic performance. Our results suggest that school principals and teachers do not view competition as a force or stimulation towards better quality teaching and improved students’ academic achievement.

scholarly journals Illusory Gains from Chile's Targeted School Voucher Experiment

2019 ◽  
Vol 129 (623) ◽  
pp. 2805-2832
Author(s):  
Benjamin Feigenberg ◽  
Rui Yan ◽  
Steven Rivkin
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Achievement Gap ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Disadvantaged Students ◽  
School Voucher ◽  
Standard Deviations

Abstract Chile implemented a targeted voucher programme in 2008 that increased funding for disadvantaged students at public and participating private schools by approximately 50%. This reform would be expected to raise average achievement in participating schools and to reduce the achievement gap related to socioeconomic status, and disadvantaged students did make fourth-grade test-score gains exceeding 0.2 standard deviations that other studies have attributed to the programme. However, we find only small increases in resources and school-switching and little evidence of competition-driven improvement, but a closing of the parental education and income gaps, raising doubts that the programme accounts for much of this convergence.

Side effects in education: Winners and losers in school voucher programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Yong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
School Choice ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Average Effect ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Adverse Side Effects ◽  
School Voucher ◽  
Voucher Programs ◽  
Effective Education

Even the most effective education reforms and initiatives are unlikely to have a uniform effect on all students. In fact, much like in medicine, some beneficial efforts can have adverse side effects. Yong Zhao takes up this idea as it applies to school choice and voucher programs. When researchers tout the benefits of vouchers, they focus on the average effect of such programs on participating students. But because some students experience negative effects, Zhao argues that vouchers must not be considered a panacea for improving student outcomes.

Participation in a national, means-tested school voucher program

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Campbell ◽  
Martin R. West ◽  
Paul E. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Voucher Program ◽  
School Voucher

scholarly journals Mobility, Targeting, and Private-School Vouchers

2000 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J Nechyba
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
School District ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Residential Mobility ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Vouchers ◽  
School Voucher ◽  
The Impact

This paper uses general-equilibrium simulations to explore the role of residential mobility in shaping the impact of different private-school voucher policies. The simulations are derived from a three-district model of low-, middle-, and high-income school districts (calibrated to New York data) with housing stocks that vary within and across districts. In this model, it is demonstrated that school-district targeted vouchers are similar in their impact to nontargeted vouchers but vastly different from vouchers targeted to low-income households. Furthermore, strong migration effects are shown to significantly improve the likely equity consequences of voucher programs. (JEL I22, I28, H73)

Determinants of Organizational Failure in the Milwaukee School Voucher Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 1048-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Ford ◽  
Fredrik O. Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Failure ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
School Voucher
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