Research Database
| Category | Subcategory | Outcomes | Area/Region | Authors | Year | Finding | Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | Vouchers | Taxpayer Savings | Louisiana | Trivitt, DeAngelis | 2020 | Positive | Vouchers save taxpayers money | Visit Link |
| Academics | Charter Schools | Test Scores | USA | Han, Keefe | 2020 | Negative | Charters might hurt TPS student scores | Visit Link |
| Finance | Scholarship Programs | Participation | North Carolina | Egalite, et al | 2020 | Negative | Hidden costs may inhibit use | Visit Link |
| Operations | Charter Schools | Staffing | California | Reed, Rose | 2020 | Positive | Charters staff similarly to TPS | Visit Link |
| Academics | Scholarship Programs | Test Scores | Louisiana | Lee, Mills, Wolf | 2020 | Negative | Participation correlated to lower test scores | Visit Link |
| Academics | Charter Schools | Civic Issues | USA | Johnson, Qin, Hinton | 2020 | Positive | Charters tend to emphasize civic learning | Visit Link |
| Policy | Virtual Charters | Competition | Pennsylvania | Mann | 2020 | Positive | TPS response to virtual charters | Visit Link |
| Policy | Homeschool | Curriculum | USA | Tilhou | 2020 | Positive | Values & beliefs motivate home schooling | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Regulation | USA / 7 states | DeAngelis | 2020 | Negative | Regulations reduce voucher program participation by private schools | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Participation | Detroit | Singer | 2020 | Positive | School choice doesn’t ameliorate stratification completely | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Achievement | NYC | Cheng, Chingos, Peterson | 2019 | Mixed | Significant effects for moderately disadvantaged families, insignificant for severely disadvantaged | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Achievement | Louisiana | Mills, Wolf | 2019 | Negative | Negative effects of LSP on achievement after 4 years (particularly math) | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Achievement | D.C. | Webber et al. | 2019 | Null | No significant achievement growth 3 years after applying to program | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Satisfaction | Arizona | Catt, Cheng | 2019 | Mixed (Mainly Positive) | Charter schools have the most favorable views of their schools | Visit Link |
| Policy | Charter Schools | Competition | USA | Shakeel, Henderson | 2019 | Negative | Exposure doesn’t increase receptivity to charter schools in rural areas | Visit Link |
| Academics | Charter Schools | Special Education | USA | McKittrick, et al | 2019 | Positive | Special Ed in rural charters requires resourcefulness | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Regulation | Indiana | Catt, Shaw | 2019 | Negative | Review of Indiana’s “school choice deserts” | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Participation | International | Rohde, et al | 2019 | Positive | Elementary school parent motivations vary | Visit Link |
| Academics | Magnet Schools | Test Scores | USA | Harris | 2019 | Negative | Magnet schools may hurt student achievement | Visit Link |
| Finance | Vouchers | Participation | Hong Kong | Wong, Kwan | 2019 | Negative | Vouchers tend to be awarded to wealthy families | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Competition | Milwaukee | DeAngelis, Flanders | 2019 | Positive | Enrollment, not academics, is predictive of school closure | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Competition | Arizona | Powers, Topper | 2019 | Positive | Density of charters increases competition within a district | Visit Link |
| Academics | Systems | Achievement | USA | Jabbar, Fong, Germain | 2019 | Positive | Competition improves student achievement | Visit Link |
| Academics | Systems | Attainment | USA | Foreman | 2017 | Positive | School choice improves educational attainment | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Satisfaction | USA | DeAngelis | 2019 | Positive | School choice increases parent and student satisfaction | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Segregation | USA | Magness, Suprenant | 2019 | Positive | Vouchers tend to reduce segregation | Visit Link |
| Policy | Charter Schools | Non-cognitive | North Carolina | Spees | 2019 | Positive | Charter schools tend to help improve non-cognitive skills | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Taxpayer Savings | Milwaukee | Ford, Andersson | 2019 | Positive | Vouchers have little effect on academics, but reduce taxes | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Accessibility | Philadelphia | Scott, Marshall | 2019 | Positive | School choice is spatially equitable despite public transit use | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Participation | Florida | Prieto, et al | 2019 | Null | Multiple factors determine application to a specialty school | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Competition | USA | Barrows, et al | 2019 | Null | Charter schools may erode private school enrollment | Visit Link |
| Academics | Homeschool | Achievement | WIsconsin | Marks & Welsh | 2019 | Positive | Parents homeschool due to academic underperformance, other factors | Visit Link |
| Academics | Charter Schools | Achievement | Denver | Clayton, et al | 2019 | Positive | English language learners in charters tend to score higher in Math, ELA | Visit Link |
| Policy | Private Schools | Civic Issues | International | DeAngelis | 2019 | Null | Private schooling doesn’t increase national stability | Visit Link |
| Policy | Private Schools | Safety | USA | Farina | 2019 | Positive | Private school students tend to experience less bullying | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Achievement | Louisiana | Abdulkadiroğlu, Pathak, Walters | 2018 | Negative | LSP participation reduces academic achievement | Visit Link |
| Policy | ESAs | Accountability | Mississipi | PEER Committee | 2018 | Mixed | Despite high parental satisfaction, ESA programs increase state expenditures | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Participation | USA | Glenn | 2018 | Positive | Religious conservatives helped broaden support for school choice | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Curriculum | USA | McCluskey | 2018 | Negative | Public schooling is not religiously neutral | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Curriculum | USA | D’Agostino | 2018 | Positive | Religious charter schools may be legal in USA | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Accessibility | Belgium, USA | van Raemdonck & Maranto | 2018 | Positive | Why Belgium has education freedom and USA does not | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Staffing | Netherlands | Markus, et al | 2018 | Positive | Religious schools tend to attract religious teachers as employees | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Participation | USA | Sikkink & Schwarz | 2018 | Positive | Parents tend to send their kids to the same type of school they attended | Visit Link |
| Policy | Charter Schools | Regulation | California | Reed, Rose | 2018 | Positive | Accountability frameworks are often inadequate and inaccurate | Visit Link |
| Policy | Homeschool | Participation | USA | Watson | 2018 | Positive | Homeschooling is on the rise nationally | Visit Link |
| Policy | Private Schools | Achievement | USA | Shakeel & DeAngelis | 2018 | Positive | Private schools’ climates seem to facilitate increased achievement | Visit Link |
| Academics | Magnet Schools | Achievement | USA | Wang, et al | 2018 | Positive | Magnet schools tend to improve student achievement | Visit Link |
| Finance | Tax Credit Scholarships | Taxpayer Savings | USA | Leuken | 2018 | Positive | Tax credit scholarships have positive fiscal effects | Visit Link |
| Policy | Charter Schools | Competition | Arksansas | DeAngelis | 2018 | Positive | Parents rate open-enrollment charter schools higher than conversion charters | Visit Link |
| Operations | Systems | Staffing | Michigan | Reid | 2018 | Null | District and Charter principals only trained on evalutation software, not evaluation | Visit Link |
| Policy | Charter Schools | Competition | Milwaukee | Flanders | 2018 | Positive | Charter school closures indicate the system is working correctly | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Regulation | Georgia (Europe) | Tabatadze & Gorgadze | 2018 | Positive | Vouchers have failed due to lack of funding and oversight | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Regulation | DC, LA, IN | Sude, DeAngelis, Wolf | 2018 | Positive | More successful private schools are less likely to accept vouchers | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Participation | Malaysia | Siah, et al | 2018 | Positive | Malaysian Chinese parents’ priorities can be predicted by choice of schools | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Participation | Detroit | Hamlin | 2018 | Positive | 6 characeristics of school choice parents are predictive of likelihood to switch | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Participation | Missouri | Shuls | 2018 | Negative | School choice parents often oppose broad school choice programs | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Participation | New Zealand | Mandic, et al | 2018 | Positive | Social, programmatic, and facilities motivate school choice students’ choices. | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Participation | USA | Erickson | 2017 | Positive | Parents select schools based on a multitude of factors | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Segregation | USA | Swanson | 2017 | Positive | Choice programs tend to decrease racial segregation | Visit Link |
| Policy | Charter Schools | Accessibility | USA | Anderson | 2017 | Positive | Charter schools tend not to “cream-skim” for the “best” students | Visit Link |
| Policy | Private Schools | Civic Issues | USA | DeAngelis | 2017 | Positive | Private school choice improves non-academic outcomes | Visit Link |
| Operations | Charter Schools | Achievement | USA | Gleason | 2017 | Positive | Data-driven charter schools with strong cultures tend to outperform others | Visit Link |
| Policy | Private Schools | Satisfaction | USA | Rhinesmith | 2017 | Positive | School choice parents are more satisfied with schools vs. non-choice parents | Visit Link |
| Policy | Homeschool | Achievement | USA | Ray | 2017 | Positive | Improved life outcomes for homeschooled students | Visit Link |
| Policy | Systems | Achievement | USA | Nichols | 2017 | Mixed | Non-cognitive skills negatively impacted, but behavior positively impacted | Visit Link |
| Academics | Systems | Attainment | USA | Foreman | 2017 | Positive | Choice programs tend to improve attainment | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Accessibility | Florida | Wao, et al | 2017 | Positive/Limited | Positive impact of PRCs on parental involvement regarding school choice | Visit Link |
| Policy | EMO Schools | Location | USA / 41 States | Gulosino & Miron | 2017 | Positive | EMOs gravitate to both high minority and resource-heavy urban areas | Visit Link |
| Academics | Private Schools | Satisfaction | Australia | Marks | 2017 | Positive | Nongovernment school students have a more positive view of their learning environment | Visit Link |
| Operations | Charter Schools | Achievement and Behavior | K.C., Missouri | Johnson, et al | 2017 | Positive | Kauffman Charter School’s positive qualitative and quantitative influence | Visit Link |
| Operations | Private Schools | Management | USA | Shakeel & DeAngelis | 2017 | Positive | Private schools’ positive independence in school policy | Visit Link |
| Policy | Charter Schools | Location | Ohio | Saultz & Yaluma | 2017 | Positive | Geographical Charter distribution aligns with race at expense of income and need | Visit Link |
| Academics | Charter Schools | Achievement | USA | Cheng, et al | 2017 | Positive | “No Excuses” charter schools significantly increase academic achievement | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Participation | Sweden | Mohme | 2017 | Positive | Parents prioritize educational quality when choosing religious schools | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Demand & Rationality | Chile | Bonal, Verger, Zancajo | 2017 | Positive | Poor parents execute intricate processes when presented with school choice | Visit Link |
| Operations | Charter Schools | Regulation | Milwaukee | Flanders | 2017 | Positive | Charters with more autonomy are more efficient than public and regulated charters | Visit Link |
| Operations | Systems | Regulation | Georgia (USA) | Kramer, Lane, Tanner | 2017 | Positive | Expenditure flexibility due to localized control leads to inefficient fiscal allocation | Visit Link |
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| Policy | Virtual Schools | Regulation | USA | Saultz & Fusarelli | 2017 | Positive | The lack of oversight and data in virtual schools complicate policy | Visit Link |
| Policy | Virtual Schools | Regulation | USA | Beck & LaFrance (Response to Saultz & Fusarelli) | 2017 | Positive | Recent advancements provide a framework for future online learning policy | Visit Link |
| Academics | Charter Schools | Achievement | Los Angeles | Shin, Fuller, Dauter | 2017 | Positive | Significant achievement gains for Charter students | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Participation | Sierra Leone | Dixon & Humble | 2017 | Mixed | Environmental and educational factors confound typical choice patterns | Visit Link |
| Operations | Private Schools | Civic Issues | USA | Greene & Kingsbury | 2017 | Positive | Private school students show more positive attitudes towards Jews | Visit Link |
| Operations | Catholic Schools | Participation | USA | Wadsworth & Walker | 2017 | Positive (Diminishes) | Catholic schools students display strong religious participation post-graduation | Visit Link |
| Academics | Homeschool | Participation | Israel | Neuman & Guterman | 2017 | Positive | Reasons for homeschooling transcend traditional motives | Visit Link |
| Operations | Charter Schools | Achievement | USA | Scott | 2017 | Positive | PD assists teachers in balancing conflicting philosophies and accountability measures | Visit Link |
| Academics | Homeschool | Satisfaction (Special Ed) | Mississipi | Kittredge | 2016 | Positive | Parental satisfaction is overwhelming for ESAs assisting special needs students | Visit Link |
| Policy | Charter Schools | Demographics | USA | Malkus | 2016 | Positive | Charter demographics do not deviate from TPS’ composition in traditional ways | Visit Link |
| Operations | Charter Schools | English Learners | USA | Garcia & Morales | 2016 | Mixed | Charter authorizers vary in their implementation of ELL equity programs | Visit Link |
| Policy | Charter Schools | Preparation | Indiana & Kentucky | Johnston | 2016 | Positive | Desegregation laws continue to impact perceptions and policies in urban districts | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice | Participation | U.K. | Miller, Pomson, Wolf | 2016 | Null | Multiple factors impact parents’ decisions for sending their children to Jewish schools | Visit Link |
| Policy | ESAs | Diversity | Louisiana | Burke | 2016 | Positive | ESAs are likely to breed a diverse supply of schools | Visit Link |
| Policy | Homeschool | Human Rights | Europe | Donnelly | 2016 | Positive | Home education is an important human right that must be protected | Visit Link |
| Policy | Homeschool | Accessibility | France | Bongrand | 2016 | Negative | Information on schooling alternatives is rarely dispersed to families | Visit Link |
| Academics | Homeschool | Achievement | USA | Bell, Kaplan, Thurman | 2016 | Positive | Homeschooling parents promote frequent use of self-determination, leads to higher achievement | Visit Link |
| Policy | Homeschool | Participation | USA | Wearne | 2016 | Positive | Hybrid homeschool parents value a variety of factors when making their choice | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Achievement | NYC | Bitler et al. | 2015 | Null | Program had insignificant effects on achievement scores | Visit Link |
| Policy | ESAs | Satisfaction | Arizona | Butcher, Bedrick | 2013 | Positive | Higher satisfaction for parents using ESAs than their previous public school | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Achievement | D.C. | Wolf et al. | 2013 | Positive | D.C. voucher program indicates positive trends in graduation rates and achievement | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Achievement | NYC | Jin, Barnard, Rubin | 2010 | Positive | Math performance increases after switching from public to private | Visit Link |
| Policy | Parental Choice/Vouchers | Achievement | Milwaukee | Lamarche | 2008 | Mixed | Positive gains for high-performing kids, losses for low-performing kids (albiet smaller than expected in TPS) | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Achievement | Charlotte, N.C. | Cowen | 2008 | Positive | Moderately positive achievement gains in voucher program | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Civic Issues | Toledo, Ohio | Bettinger, Slonim | 2006 | Null | No significant effects of voucher program on altruism or test scores | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Achievement | D.C., NYC, Dayton | Howell, Peterson | 2006 | Mixed | Insignificant gains in achievement, but significant improvement in parental safety perception | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Achievement | NYC | Krueger, Zhu | 2004 | Null | No visible effect on test score gains in voucher experiment | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Achievement | NYC | Barnard et al. | 2003 | Positive | Positive effects on math scores for students in program, particularly African-American children | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Achievement | D.C., NYC, Dayton | Howell et al. | 2002 | Positive | Significant gains in achievement for African-American students in voucher programs | Visit Link |
| Policy | Private Schools | Civic Issues | USA | Campbell | 2002 | Positive | Private school students show greater engagement and development in civic/community issues | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Participation/Satisfaction | USA | Peterson, Campbell | 2001 | Mixed | Insignificant differences in participation, higher levels of satisfaction for private school parents | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Satisfaction | San Francisco | Peterson, Campbell, West | 2001 | Positive | Families receiving scholarships were more satisfied than those remaining in public schools | Visit Link |
| Policy | Scholarship Programs | Achievement | D.C. | Wolf, Peterson, West | 2001 | Positive | Significant achievement gains for Charter students, higher parental satisfaction | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Achievement | Milwaukee | Greene, Peterson, Du | 1999 | Positive | Moderately large gains in first 4 years for families in Milwaukee choice program | Visit Link |
| Policy | Vouchers | Achievement | Milwaukee | Rouse | 1998 | Mixed | High mathematic achievement growth in voucher program, no significance with reading | Visit Link |
