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
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?
- 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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