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Vouchers in Florida -- More Evidence of Improvement

By Stuart Buck

A team of respected education researchers -- Cecilia Elena Rouse, Jane Hannaway, Dan Goldhaber, and David Figlio -- has just released a study of how public schools improved due to Florida's accountability program (which, among other things, allowed students trapped in failing public schools to obtain vouchers).* The study is called, "Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure." It's based on what the authors deem a "remarkable" five-year survey that attempted to elicit responses from every public school in Florida, "coupled with detailed administrative data on student performance."The main finding: We analyze the impact of the accountability system on Florida?s students and schools using a three-part analysis...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Buck Stops Here on December 10, 2007 (boomark / email).