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Greene, Jay P.; Mills, Jonathan N.; Buck, Stuart – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2010
In this paper, the authors estimate the effect of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP, or the Milwaukee voucher program) on integration in public and private schools. Their first question is straightforward: Do the student bodies at private schools participating in MPCP have a racial composition that more closely or less closely resembles…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, School Desegregation, Racial Integration
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Greene, Jay P.; Winters, Marcus A. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2007
This study evaluates the initial effect of Washington, DC's Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) on the academic performance of public schools and its effects on the opportunities that District students have to attend integrated schools. The OSP is a federally sponsored school voucher program that provides vouchers worth up to $7,500 for an…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, Urban Schools, Educational Vouchers
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Greene, Jay P. – Public Interest, 2001
Discusses whether school choice benefits students who do and do not receive vouchers, noting how choice affects integration and democratic ideals. Overall, there are important benefits for families participating in choice programs. Choice does not cream off the best students. Educational vouchers may influence public schools to improve. Private…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Educational Research, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Greene, Jay P.; Mellow, Nicole – 1998
The belief that public schools produce better integration than private schools is deeply held by many people, but unfortunately, it is supported by little empirical evidence. A systematic look at integration is undertaken through a random sample of public and private schools in two cities. A total of 4302 students were observed, 2864 from public…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dining Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Housing Discrimination
Greene, Jay P.; Winters, Marcus A. – Center for Civic Innovation, 2006
This study evaluates the initial effect of Washington, D.C.'s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) on the academic performance of public schools and its effects on the opportunities that District students have to attend integrated schools. The OSP is a federally sponsored school voucher program that provides vouchers worth up to $7,500 for an…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Scholarships, Racial Integration, Public Schools