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Research on School Choice and Its Effects

The Effects of Ohio’ s EdChoice Voucher Program on College Enrollment and Graduation

Matthew M. Chingos, URBAN INSTITUTE, David N. Figlio, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER Krzysztof Karbownik, EMORY UNIVERSITY (2025); The Effects of Ohio’s EdChoice Voucher Program; https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/2025-04/Final_The_Effects_of_Ohios_Voucher_Program.pdf 

Effects of Maturing Private School Choice Programs on Public School Students

David N. Figlio, Cassandra M. D. Hart, and Krzysztof Karbownik (2023); Effects of Maturing Private School Choice Programs on
Public School Students retrieved from American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 2023, 15(4): 255–294; https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20210710

The Ohio EdChoice Program’s impact on school district enrollments, finances, and academics

Stéphane Lavertu and John J. Gregg (2022) The Ohio EdChoice Program’s Impact on School District
Enrollments, Finances, and Academics retrieved from: https://fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/research/ohio-edchoice-programs-impact-school-district-enrollments-finances-and-academics

The Ripple Effect: How private-school choice programs boost competition and benefit public-school students

David N. Figio, Cassandra M.D. Hart, Krzystof Karbownik (2021); The Ripple Effect: How private-school choice programs boost competition and benefit public-school students, EducationNext retrieved from: https://www.educationnext.org/ripple-effect-how-private-school-choice-programs-boost-competition-benefit-public-school-students/

The Fiscal Effects of Private K-12 Education Choice Programs in the United States

Martin F. Lueken (2021). The Fiscal Effects of Private K-12 Education Choice Programs in the United States, EdChoice working paper 2021-01, retrieved from: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED612808.pdf

An Analysis of the Fiscal and Economic Impact of Georgia’s Qualified Education Expense (QEE) Tax Credit Scholarship Program

Heidi Holmes Erickson and Benjamin Scafidi (2020), An Analysis of the Fiscal and Economic Impact of Georgia’s Qualified Education Expense (QEE) Tax Credit Scholarship Program, Education Economics Center, Kennesaw State University, retrieved from: https://coles.kennesaw.edu/education-economics-center/docs/QEE-full-report.pdf

School Choice in the Era of Coronavirus

School Choice in the Era of Coronavirus: AFC’s Seventh Annual National Survey Results, Beck Research for the American Federation of Children, January 21, 2021 https://www.federationforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1-21-21-AFC-2021-National-Release-Memo-Final.pdf

The effects of school choice on mental health

Corey A. DeAngelis & Angela K. Dills (2020): The effects of school choice on mental health, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, DOI:
10.1080/09243453.2020.1846569 https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2020.1846569

Private School Choice and Character: More Evidence from Milwaukee

DeAngelis, Corey A.; Wolf, Patrick J. / 2020. “Private School Choice and Character: More Evidence from Milwaukee.” The Journal of Private Enterprise, 35(3): 13-48. http://journal.apee.org/index.php?title=Parte3_2020_Journal_of_Private_Enterprise_Vol_35_No_3_Fall

Nudging Parents to Choose Better Schools: The Importance of School Choice Architecture

Glazerman, Steven, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Jon Valant, Jesse Chandler, Alyson Burnett. “Nudging Parents to Choose Better Schools: The Importance of School Choice Architecture.” Working Paper 64. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, November, 2018. https://www.mathematica.org/our-publications-and-findings/publications/nudging-parents-to-choose-better-schools-the-importance-of-school-choice-architecture

The 123’s of School Choice: What the Research Says about Private School Choice Programs in America, 2019 edition

EdChoice (2019), The 123s of School Choice: What the Research Says about Private School Choice Programs in America, 2019 edition, retrieved from: www.edchoice.org/research/the-123s-of-school-choice

Do Voucher Students Attain Higher Levels of Education? Extended Evidence from the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program

Wolf, Patrick J., John F. Witte, and Brian Kisida. (2019). Do Voucher Students Attain Higher Levels of Education? Extended Evidence from the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. (EdWorkingPaper: 19-115). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/1tnp-hk76

Effects of Scaling Up Private School Choice Programs on Public School Students

David N. Figio, Cassandra M.D. Hart, Krzystof Karbownik; National Bureau of Economic Research, February 17, 2020: https://nber.org/papers/w26758

Updated Fiscal Effects of Georgia’s Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit Program

Martin F. Lueken, Ph.D., Director of Fiscal Policy and Analysis, EdChoice; September 10, 2019; https://www.aaascholarships.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Updated-Fiscal-Effects-of-Georgias-QEE-Tax-Credit-Program-EdChoice-20190910.pdf

School choice, HBCU support top education priorities for Florida’s Legislative Black Caucus

Jeffrey S. Solochek; Tampa Bay Times, 10-22-2019; https://www.tampabay.com/news/gradebook/2019/10/22/school-choice-hbcu-support-top-education-priorities-for-floridas-legislative-black-caucus/

2019 School Choice Guidebook

American Federation for Children Growth Fund, October 10, 2019;  https://www.federationforchildren.org/guidebook/

Public Support Grows for Higher Teacher Pay and Expanded School Choice; Results from the 2019 Education Next Poll

By Michael B. Henderson, David Houston, Paul E. Peterson and Martin R. West; WINTER 2020 / VOL. 20, NO. 1; https://www.educationnext.org/school-choice-trump-era-results-2019-education-next-poll/

School Choice Increases Earnings in Colombia

DeAngelis, Corey, Cato Institute; August 9, 2019  https://www.cato.org/blog/school-choice-increases-earnings-colombia

Working Toward Equitable Access and Affordability:
How Private Schools and Microschools Seek to Serve Middle- and Low-Income Students

Juliet Squire, Melissa Steel King, Justin Trinidad, Bellwether Education Partners, July 2019; https://bellwethereducation.org/sites/default/files/Working%20Toward%20Equitable%20Access%20and%20Affordability_Bellwether.pdf

Research Roundup: Three New Studies Of The Long Term Effects Of School Choice

Mike McShane Contributor, Education, Forbes, July 23, 2019; https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemcshane/2019/07/23/research-roundup-three-new-studies-of-the-long-term-effects-of-school-choice/#695125416308

Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program; Impacts Three Years After Students Applied

Ann Webber, Ning Rui, Roberta Garrison-Mogren, Robert B. Olsen, Babette Gutmann, Westat; Meredith Bachman, Project Officer, Institute of Education Sciences; May 2019; https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20194006/pdf/20194006.pdf

The Effects of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program on College Enrollment and Graduation

Matthew Chingos, Tomas Monarrez, Daniel Kuehn,  February 4, 2019; https://www.urban.org/research/publication/effects-florida-tax-credit-scholarship-program-college-enrollment-and-graduation

Social Returns to Private Choice? Effects of Charter Schools on Behavioral Outcomes, Arrests, and Civic Participation

McEachin, Andrew, Douglas L. Lauen, Sarah C. Fuller, Rachel M. Perera. (2019). Social Returns to Private Choice? Effects of Charter Schools on Behavioral Outcomes, Arrests, and Civic Participation. (EdWorkingPaper: 19-90). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai19-90

Private School Choice and Character: More Evidence from Milwaukee

DeAngelis, Corey and Wolf, Patrick, Private School Choice and Character: More Evidence from Milwaukee (February 26, 2019). EDRE Working Paper No. 2019-03. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3335162 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3335162

What Leads to Successful School Choice Programs? A Review of the Theories and Evidence

Corey A. DeAngelis and Heidi Holmes Erickson, What Leads to Successful School Choice Programs? A Review of the Theories and Evidence, February 7, 2018, Cato Journal, https://www.cato.org/cato-journal/winter-2018/what-leads-successful-school-choice-programs-review-theories-evidence

Better Schools, Less Crime?

David J. Deming, Better Schools, Less Crime? , The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 126, Issue 4, November 2011, Pages 2063–2115, https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjr036

Vouchers, Public School Response, and the Role of Incentives: Evidence from Florida

Chakrabarti, R. (2013) Economic Inquiry 51 (1): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2182996

In Pursuit of the Common Good: The Spillover Effects of Charter Schools on Public School Students in New York City

Cordes, S. A. (2017); Education Finance and Policy. Available at https://doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a_00240.

The Fiscal Impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: 2010-2011 Update and Policy Options.

Costrell, R. M. (2010); SCDP Milwaukee Evaluation Report No. 22. School Choice Demonstration Project.

School Vouchers and Student Attainment: Evidence from a State Mandated Study of Milwaukee’s Parental Choice Program.

Cowen, J. M.; Fleming, D. J.; Witte, J. F.; Wolf, P. J.; and Kisida, B. (2013); Policy Studies Journal 41 (1): 147-68.

Does Choice Matter for School Choice? An Instrumental Variables Analysis of the Effect of Choice on Parental Satisfaction in Charter Schools

DeAngelis, C. A. (2017a) “” Journal of School Choice. Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2017.1408003.

Do Self-Interested Schooling Selections Improve Society? A Review of the Evidence

Corey A. DeAngelis (2017) Do self-interested schooling selections improve society? A review of the evidence, Journal of School Choice, 11:4, 546-558, DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2017.1395615

Does Regulation Induce Homogenization? An Analysis of Three Voucher Programs in the United States

DeAngelis, C. A., and Burke, L. (2017) EDRE Working Paper No. 2017-14. University of Arkansas, Department of Education Reform.

The Impact of Attending a School with High-Achieving Peers: Evidence from the New York City Exam Schools

Dobbie, W., and Fryer, R. G. Jr. (2014) “.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 6 (3): 58-75.

Measuring Competitive Effects from School Voucher Programs: A Systematic Review

Egalite, A. J. (2013)  Journal of School Choice 7 (4): 443-64.

Competitive Impacts of Means-Tested Vouchers on Public School Performance: Evidence from Louisiana and Indiana

DeAngelis, C. A (2014) PEPG Working Paper 14. Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard Kennedy School.

The Competitive Effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Public School Performance

DeAngelis, C. A (2016) Louisiana Scholarship Program Evaluation Report No. 4. School Choice Demonstration Project, University of Arkansas.

Educational Attainment Effects of Public and Private School Choice

Foreman, L. M. (2017)  EDRE Working Paper 2017-16. University of Arkansas, Department of Education Reform.

A Win-Win Solution: The Empirical Evidence on School Choice

Forster, G. (2016) EdChoice. Available at www.edchoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-5-Win-Win-Solution-WEB.pdf.

Information, School Choice, and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Two Experiments

Hastings, J. S., and Weinstein, J. M. (2008) Quarterly Journal of Economics 123 (4): 1373-414.

Would School Choice Change the Teaching Profession?

Hoxby, C. (2000)  NBER Working Paper No. 7866. National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass.

School Choice and School Productivity. Could School Choice Be a Tide That Lifts All Boats?

DeAngelis, C. A (2003)  In C. Hoxby (ed.) The Economics of School Choice, 287-342. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

More Than Scores: An Analysis of Why and How Parents Choose Private Schools

Kelly, J. P., and Scafidi, B. (2013)  The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. Available atwww.edchoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/More-Than-Scores.pdf.

Views from Private Schools: Attitudes about School Choice Programs in Three States

Kisida, B.; Wolf, P. J.; and Rhinesmith, E. (2015)  American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Available at www.aei.org/publication/views-private-schools-attitudes-school-choice-programs-three-states.

Does Choice Increase Information? Evidence from Online School Search Behavior

Lovenheim, M. F., and Walsh, P. (2017) “.” NBER Working Paper No. 23445. National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass.

Vouchers in the Bayou: The Effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Student Achievement after 2 Years

Mills, J. N., and Wolf, P. J. (2017)  Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 39 (3): 464-84.

Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

Rouse, C. E.; Hannaway, J.; Goldhaber, D.; and Figlio, D. (2013) American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 5 (2): 251-81.

The Fiscal Effects of School Choice Programs on Public School Districts

Scafidi, B. (2012)  EdChoice. Available at http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529881.pdf.

The Participant Effects of Private School Vouchers across the Globe: A Meta-Analytic and Systematic Review

Shakeel, M.; Anderson, K. P.; and Wolf, P. J. (2016)  EDRE Working Paper No. 2016-07. University of Arkansas, Department of Education Reform.

The School Voucher Audit: Do Publicly Funded Private School Choice Programs Save Money?

Spalding, J. (2014) EdChoice. Available at www.edchoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/The-School-Voucher-Audit-Do-Publicly-Funded-Private-School-Choice-Programs-Save-Money.pdf.

The School Choice Journey: School Vouchers and the Empowerment of Urban Families

Stewart, T., and Wolf, P. (2016) New York: Palgrave MacMillan.

Family Reflections on the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program. Final Summary Report

Stewart, T.; Wolf, P.; Cornman, S. Q.; McKenzie-Thompson, K.; and Butcher, J. (2009) School Choice Demonstration Project, University of Arkansas.

Family Voices on Parental School Choice in Milwaukee: What Can We Learn from Low-Income Families?

Stewart, T.; Lucas-McLean, J.; Jensen, L. I; Fetzko, C.; Ho, B.; and Segovia, S. (2010) SCDP Milwaukee Evaluation Report No. 19. School Choice Demonstration Project, University of Arkansas.

Supplying Choice: An Analysis of School Participation Decisions in Voucher Programs in Washington, DC, Indiana, and Louisiana

Sude, Y.; DeAngelis, C. A.; and Wolf, P. J. (2017)  Journal of School Choice 11 (4): 1-26.

Can We Have It All? A Review of the Impacts of School Choice on Racial Integration

Swanson, E. (2017)  Journal of School Choice 11 (4): 507-26.

Opening Doors: How Low-Income Parents Search for the Right School

Teske, P.; Fitzpatrick, J.; and Kaplan, G. (2007)  Center on Reinventing Public Education. Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington.

Looking Inside the Black Box: What School Factors Explain Voucher Gains in Washington, DC?

Wolf, P. J., and Hoople, D. S. (2006) Peabody Journal of Education 81 (1): 7-26.

School Vouchers and Student Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Washington, DC

Wolf, P. J.; Kisida, B.; Gutmann, B.; Puma, M.; Eissa, N.; and Rizzo, L. (2013)  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 32 (2): 246-70.

Can private schools improve school climate? Evidence from a nationally representative sample

M. Danish Shakeel, Corey A. DeAngelis. (2018) . Journal of School Choice

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