School Vouchers and College Enrollment: Experimental Evidence from Washington, DC
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| Title: | School Vouchers and College Enrollment: Experimental Evidence from Washington, DC |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Chingos, Matthew M., Kisida, Brian |
| Source: | Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Sep 2023 45(3):422-436. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Educational Vouchers, College Enrollment, Program Effectiveness, Enrollment Rate, Scholarships, Private Schools, School Choice, Educational Attainment, Low Income Students, Student Characteristics, Probability, High School Graduates, Institutional Characteristics |
| Geographic Terms: | District of Columbia |
| DOI: | 10.3102/01623737221131549 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3737 1935-1062 |
| Abstract: | Washington, DC's Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only federally funded school voucher program in the United States, has provided private school scholarships to low-income students in DC since 2004. From its inception, the program has received significant attention in national debates and has been the subject of rigorous evaluations mandated by Congress. We conduct an experimental evaluation of the effect of the OSP on college enrollment by comparing the college enrollment rates of students offered a scholarship in lotteries held in 2004 and 2005 with those of students who applied but did not win a scholarship. Students who won scholarships to attend private schools were not significantly more or less likely to enroll in college than students who did not. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1387296 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Washington, DC's Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only federally funded school voucher program in the United States, has provided private school scholarships to low-income students in DC since 2004. From its inception, the program has received significant attention in national debates and has been the subject of rigorous evaluations mandated by Congress. We conduct an experimental evaluation of the effect of the OSP on college enrollment by comparing the college enrollment rates of students offered a scholarship in lotteries held in 2004 and 2005 with those of students who applied but did not win a scholarship. Students who won scholarships to attend private schools were not significantly more or less likely to enroll in college than students who did not. |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3737 1935-1062 |
| DOI: | 10.3102/01623737221131549 |
