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Review of School Voucher Program Reveals Correlation between Low-income Minority Students and Attainment of a College Degree

February 1, 2015 by aaascholarships

African American Student Celebrates GraduationAccording to a new study conducted on the efficacy of school choice on minorities in general by Matthew M. Chingos of the Brookings Institution and Paul E. Peterson of the Harvard Kennedy School, there is a direct correlation between private elementary school opportunities that are afforded low-income, minority students, with an increased likelihood of their enrollment in college and subsequent receipt of a bachelor’s degree.

The press release posted by the Harvard Kennedy School cites: “…minority students who received a school voucher to attend private elementary schools in 1997 were, as of 2013, 10 percent more likely to enroll in college and 35 percent more likely than their peers in public school to obtain a bachelor’s degree.” [Read more…]

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