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School vouchers would give parents the option of removing their children from failing schools and enrolling them in private schools.

Research reveals that voucher-style approaches offer the greatersatisfaction among parents who use those vouchers to send theirchildren to a school of choice.

Some of the poorest performing public schools in America can befound in the nation's capital. Despite per-pupil expenditures ofmore than $11,000, 94 percent of 4th grade students in Washington,D.C., are not proficient in math, and 90 percent lack proficiencyin reading, according to the National Assessment of EducationalProgress (NAEP). Given the failure of other reforms to improve thecity's poor academic achievement and the growing recognition thatadditional funding alone will not impr...

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) January 18, 2022 -- The latest in a series of reports from the University of Arkansas Department of Education unconvincingly attempts to

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Charter schools proved more cost effective and yielded a greater return on investment than traditional public schools in seven cities, according to a new report led by Coorey DeAngelis and Patrick Wolf.

Share this article Share this article FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter schools are more cost-effective and yield a greater return-on-investment than traditional public schools in seven cities featured in a new report by a research team based at the University of Arkansas. "Making it Count: The Productivity of Public Charter Schools in Seven U.S. Cities" examines cost-effectiveness and return-on-investment (ROI) in Camden, Denver, Indianapolis, Shelby County (Memphis), ...