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Title: Effects of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program on Public School Students' Achievement and Graduation Rates
Language: English
Authors: Anna J. Egalite (ORCID 0000-0003-1550-5311), Andrew D. Catt
Source: AERA Open. 2025 11(1).
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Private Schools, Educational Vouchers, Scholarship Funds, Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Graduation Rate, Competitive Selection, Trend Analysis, Economic Factors, Transfer Students, Program Evaluation
Geographic Terms: Indiana
ISSN: 2332-8584
Abstract: We examined the competitive effects of the largest, statewide K-12 private school voucher program in the United States. We relied on network proximity data to generate a drive-time measure that accounts for road lengths, intersection turn times, speed limits, and traffic patterns. This allowed us to calculate travel time between two points in 1-minute intervals. We used this precise measure in a difference-in-differences framework to examine impacts on student math and English language arts test scores and graduation rates. Using a student-level dataset that covers the 2006-07 through 2015-16 school years, we found little evidence that the average student in an Indiana traditional public school had been affected--either positively or negatively--by the enactment and growth of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program. We discuss policy implications of these findings.
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Notes: https://doi.org/10.3886/E220324V1
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1494775
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