ERIC Number: EJ1314473
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 39
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
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The Effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Student Achievement and College Entrance
Erickson, Heidi H.; Mills, Jonathan N.; Wolf, Patrick J.
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v14 n4 p861-899 2021
The Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP) offers publicly funded vouchers to moderate- and low-income students in low-performing public schools to enroll in participating private schools. Established in 2008 as a pilot program in New Orleans, the LSP expanded statewide in 2012. Drawing upon the random lotteries that placed students in LSP schools, we estimate the causal impact of using an LSP voucher to enroll in a private school on student achievement on the state accountability assessments in math, English Language Arts, and science over a four-year period, as well as on the likelihood of enrolling in college. The results from our primary analytic sample indicate substantial negative achievement impacts, especially in math, that diminish after the first year but persist after four years. In contrast, when considering the likelihood of students entering college, we observe no statistically significant difference between scholarship users and their control counterparts.
Descriptors: Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, College Attendance, Low Income Students, Educational Vouchers, Private Schools, School Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans)
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