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Download full textKaput, Krista – Education Evolving, 2018
The School Quality or Student Success (SQ/SS) indicator was one of the most talked about and biggest decisions that fell to the states in drafting their new ESSA accountability plans. This memo summarizes the chosen SQ/SS measures for each state, DC, and Puerto Rico. The most common SQ/SS measures among the states are: (1) Chronic Absenteeism (37…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedDynarski, Mark; Rui, Ning; Webber, Ann; Gutmann, Babette – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2017
The District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) was created by Congress to provide tuition vouchers to low-income parents who want their child to attend a private school. The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act of 2011 also mandated an evaluation of the OSP program. This report examines impacts one year after…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Educational Opportunities, Scholarships
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
Called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) since its inception, the federally funded program provided scholarships of up to $7,500 for low income residents of the District of Columbia to send their children to participating private schools. Overall, low-income students who were awarded vouchers to attend private schools through the OSP…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Low Income, Scholarships, Educational Vouchers
Wolf, Patrick; Gutmann, Babette; Puma, Michael; Kisida, Brian; Rizzo, Lou; Eissa, Nada; Carr, Matthew – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
The District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003, passed by Congress in January 2004, established the first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States. Since that time, more than 8,400 students have applied for what is now called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), and a rigorous evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Graduation Rate, School Choice, Educational Environment
Wolf, Patrick; Gutmann, Babette; Puma, Michael; Kisida, Brian; Rizzo, Lou; Eissa, Nada – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2008
As part of the "District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003" Congress mandated evaluation of this first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States (now called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). This report presents findings from the evaluation on the impacts 2 years after families who…
Descriptors: Private Schools, School Safety, School Choice, Program Effectiveness
Wolf, Patrick; Gutmann, Babette; Puma, Michael; Kisida, Brian; Rizzo, Lou; Eissa, Nada – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
The "District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003," passed by the Congress in January 2004, established the first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States. The purpose of the new scholarship program was to provide low-income residents, particularly those whose children attend schools in need of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Private Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, School Choice
Patrick Wolf; Babette Gutmann; Michael Puma; Brian Kisida; Lou Rizzo; Nada Eissa – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
The "District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003," passed by the Congress in January 2004, established the first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States. The purpose of the new scholarship program was to provide low-income residents, particularly those whose children attend schools in need of…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Control Groups, Private Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
