Effects of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program on Public School Students' Achievement and Graduation Rates
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| Title: | Effects of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program on Public School Students' Achievement and Graduation Rates |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Anna J. Egalite (ORCID |
| 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. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://doi.org/10.3886/E220324V1 |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1494775 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| 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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| ISSN: | 2332-8584 |
