Greg Forster, writing for the Oklahoma Center for Policy Analysis, debunks four school choice myths.
Among the findings:
- No empirical study anywhere in the country has ever found that school choice had a negative effect on the academic outcomes of participants.
- No empirical study has found that it harmed public schools.
- It is a lie that public schools accept all children. Over 100,000 students are expelled from public schools each year. Many more are removed from regular classrooms and shunted off into “alternative” programs.
- Participating parents – of all races, income levels and even disability statuses – consistently report that they had little difficulty finding a school that served them.
- Fiscal studies consistently confirm that school choice programs don’t harm public school finances, and often strengthen them.
- School choice reduces racial segregation and provides a more racially integrated school experience. No empirical study has ever found that private school choice increased racial segregation.
Read the full article here.
Greg Forster, writing for the Oklahoma Center for Policy Analysis, debunks four school choice myths.
Among the findings:
- No empirical study anywhere in the country has ever found that school choice had a negative effect on the academic outcomes of participants.
- No empirical study has found that it harmed public schools.
- It is a lie that public schools accept all children. Over 100,000 students are expelled from public schools each year. Many more are removed from regular classrooms and shunted off into “alternative” programs.
- Participating parents – of all races, income levels and even disability statuses – consistently report that they had little difficulty finding a school that served them.
- Fiscal studies consistently confirm that school choice programs don’t harm public school finances, and often strengthen them.
- School choice reduces racial segregation and provides a more racially integrated school experience. No empirical study has ever found that private school choice increased racial segregation.
Read the full article here.