States and local government

1.Read the 5/2/17 and 2/24/17 articles from the New York Times and the reports cited in those articles:

Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After One Year, found at
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20174022/pdf/20174022.pdf

and How Has the Louisiana Scholarship Program Affected Students found at

https://educationresearchalliancenola.org/files/publications/ERA-Policy-Brief-Public-Private-School-Choice-160218.pdf

Based on these reports, the textbook and on class notes, answer the following questions: What is the difference between charter schools and private school vouchers? Do vouchers improve student performance? What about charter schools?

  1. Read the study from the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities: A Lost Decade in Higher Education Funding, 8/17. Based on this and on class notes, what has happened to state funding for public higher education over the past decade?

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