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ERIC Number: ED612808
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar-2
Pages: 38
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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The Fiscal Effects of Private K-12 Education Choice Programs in the United States. Working Paper 2021-01
Lueken, Marty F.
EdChoice
From an analysis of 40 private educational choice programs in 19 states plus D.C., this report summarizes the facts and the evidence on the fiscal effects of educational choice programs across the United States. The programs in the analysis include 3 education savings accounts programs, 19 school voucher programs, and 18 tax-credit scholarship programs. This study estimates the combined net fiscal effects of each educational choice program on state and local taxpayers through FY 2018--in both the short run and the long run. The report also provides context by presenting basic facts about the size and scope of each program, in terms of participation and funding, relative to each state's public school system. It presents the facts on taxpayer funding disparities between students using the choice programs and their peers in public schools. The information contained in this report provides information to help understand whether educational choice programs have positive, negative, or neutral fiscal effects on state and local taxpayers. The results from this fiscal analysis are not surprising given that educational choice programs are funded at a significantly lower public expense than public school systems. Overall, students participating in educational choice programs comprise 2.3 percent of publicly funded K-12 students but represent just 1.0 percent of total public spending. These basic facts provide important background for evaluating claims that private educational choice programs will harm the resource levels for students who remain in district schools.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: EdChoice
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