The Market Approach to Education: An Analysis of America's First Voucher Program

TLDR

The background discusses the long‑standing debate over educational choice, the Milwaukee voucher program, its schools, and the political context surrounding vouchers. The study investigates which students participate in choice voucher programs. The findings report on the outcomes of the Milwaukee voucher program, including analyses of selection bias. The manuscript contains standard front matter, an introduction, and concludes with implications, references, and an index.

Abstract

List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv 1. Introduction 3 2. The Enduring Controversy over Educational Choice 11 3. Educational Choice and the Milwaukee Voucher Program 29 Appendix to Chapter 3: Historical MPS Achievement Test Data 49 4. Who Participates in Choice Programs? 52 5. The Milwaukee Choice Schools 83 6. Outcomes of the Milwaukee Voucher Program 112 Appendix to Chapter 6: Modeling Selection Bias 152 7. The Politics of Vouchers 157 8. Implications and Conclusions 190 References 211 Index