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View article: Does Private School Choice Threaten Democracy? Evidence from Private and Public Schools in New York City and Dallas/Fort Worth
Does Private School Choice Threaten Democracy? Evidence from Private and Public Schools in New York City and Dallas/Fort Worth Open
A major concern in the ongoing debate over school choice is whether private schools help to increase their students’ levels of tolerance necessary for a functioning democracy in the United States. Over 40 years ago, scholars at the Univers…
View article: The Public Purposes of Private Education: a Civic Outcomes Meta-Analysis
The Public Purposes of Private Education: a Civic Outcomes Meta-Analysis Open
Since Plato and Aristotle, political theorists have discussed the important role of education in forming democratic citizens. They disagree, however, over whether public or private schools are more effective at nurturing citizenship. We co…
View article: Ensuring Safe Autonomy: Navigating the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
Ensuring Safe Autonomy: Navigating the Future of Autonomous Vehicles Open
Autonomous driving vehicles provide a vast potential for realizing use cases in the on-road and off-road domains. Consequently, remarkable solutions exist to autonomous systems' environmental perception and control. Nevertheless, proof of …
View article: Which Police Departments Make Black Lives Matter?
Which Police Departments Make Black Lives Matter? Open
Black Lives Matter (BLM) has gained support across racial lines and considerable financial backing. Yet it is unclear whether social science has responded with research likely to save Black lives. To encourage more applied research and rel…
View article: Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher State-Level Performance on the NAEP?
Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher State-Level Performance on the NAEP? Open
School choice is spreading across the U.S. at the same time that scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) are stagnant. We examine the association between education freedom and 8th grade student NAEP score levels and …
View article: The Effects of Regulations on Private School Choice Program Participation: Experimental Evidence from the United States
The Effects of Regulations on Private School Choice Program Participation: Experimental Evidence from the United States Open
Private school leaders weigh costs and benefits when deciding whether to participate in school voucher programs. Regulatory costs associated with accepting voucher funding could reduce private school leaders’ willingness to participate. We…
View article: The School to Family Pipeline: What Do Religious, Private, and Public Schooling Have to Do with Family Formation?
The School to Family Pipeline: What Do Religious, Private, and Public Schooling Have to Do with Family Formation? Open
Private religious schools are widely seen as value-laden communities that mold the character of their students. Thus, we expect adults who attended religious schools as children to demonstrate more favorable family outcomes related to stab…
View article: How Within-Study Comparisons can Inform Research and Evaluation Design for the Third Sector
How Within-Study Comparisons can Inform Research and Evaluation Design for the Third Sector Open
Within-study comparisons (WSCs) compare quasi-experimental results to an experimental benchmark and assess the extent to which quasi-experiments (QEs) sacrifice internal validity for external validity. WSCs inform decisions about when to u…
View article: Making It Count: The Productivity of Public Charter Schools in Seven U.S. Cities.
Making It Count: The Productivity of Public Charter Schools in Seven U.S. Cities. Open
Historically, public education spending in the United States has risen at a steady rate. In 2017-2018 alone, policymakers spent over $780 billion on the public education system. The intent behind education spending is to create more and be…
View article: Charter School Funding: Support for Students with Disabilities
Charter School Funding: Support for Students with Disabilities Open
The subject of public charter schools and students with disabilities is both important and sensitive. These students have the potential to benefit greatly from the smaller size and specialized focus of many public charter schools, but ques…
View article: Charter School Funding: Inequity Surges in the Cities
Charter School Funding: Inequity Surges in the Cities Open
Public charter schools increasingly are part of both the national conversation about education policy and the local urban scene in America. Previous studies of public charter schools have examined their achievement effects focused on both …
View article: Moving On Up? A Virtual School, Student Mobility, and Achievement
Moving On Up? A Virtual School, Student Mobility, and Achievement Open
Virtual charter schools provide full-time, tuition-free K-12 education through internet-based instruction. Although virtual schools offer a personalized learning experience, most research suggests these schools are negatively associated wi…
View article: Do Voucher Students Attain Higher Levels of Education? Extended Evidence from the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
Do Voucher Students Attain Higher Levels of Education? Extended Evidence from the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Open
The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), the first modern private school choice program in the United States, has grown from 341 students attending 7 private schools in 1990 to 27,857 students attending 126 private schools in 2019. Th…
View article: Charter School Funding: (More) Inequity in the City.
Charter School Funding: (More) Inequity in the City. Open
Public charter schools are a growing part of K-12 education. Charter schools are public schools that are granted operational autonomy by their authorizing agency in return for a commitment to achieve performance levels specified in a contr…