Accountability – Market Reforms

Using the assigned reading to answer the following questions
Should school choice policies that allow students to attend non-residentially assigned schools be supported? Why or why not? In your response, be sure to a) address impacts of school choice programs on participants and non-participants and b) distinguish between various types of school choice.
Assigned Readings:
• Mills, J. and Wolf, P. (2016). The Effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Student Achievement after Two Years. School Choice Demonstration Project LSP Report 1, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, February. (Empirical article)
• Betts, J. and Tang, E. (2014). A Meta-Analysis of the Literature on the Effect of Charter Schools on Student Achievement. CRPE Working Paper, August 2014. (Empirical article)
• Sass, T., Zimmer, R., Gill, B., and Booker, T. K. (2016). Charter High Schools’ Effects on Long-Term Attainment and Earnings. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 35(3), 683-706. (Empirical article)
• Egalite, A., Mills, J., and Wolf, P. (2017). The Impact of Targeted School Vouchers on Racial Stratification in Louisiana Schools. Education and Urban Society, 49(3), 271-296. (Empirical article)