ERIC Number: EJ1417232
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1558-2159
EISSN: EISSN-1558-2167
Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher State-Level Performance on the NAEP?
Patrick J. Wolf; Jay P. Greene; James D. Paul; Matthew Ladner
Journal of School Choice, v18 n1 p9-29 2024
School choice is spreading across the U.S. at the same time that scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) are stagnant. We examine the association between education freedom and 8th grade student NAEP score levels and gains in states in 2019. We construct the 2019 Education Freedom Index as a composite measure of the accessibility of private school choice, public charter schools, homeschooling, and public school choice in each state. Using statistical regression, we find that more education freedom is significantly associated with increased NAEP scores and gains, supporting the claim that choice and competition improves system-wide achievement.
Descriptors: School Choice, National Competency Tests, Academic Achievement, Private Schools, Charter Schools, Home Schooling, Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Access to Education, Grade 8, Public Schools
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Related Records: ED612084
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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