Cream Skimming and Pushout of Students Participating in a Statewide Private School Voucher Program
| Title: | Cream Skimming and Pushout of Students Participating in a Statewide Private School Voucher Program |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | R. Joseph Waddington (ORCID |
| Source: | Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2024 46(4):795-803. |
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| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Private Schools, Educational Vouchers, Selective Admission, Educational Background, Academic Aptitude, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Reputation, Educational Practices |
| Geographic Terms: | Indiana |
| DOI: | 10.3102/01623737231183397 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3737 1935-1062 |
| Abstract: | A pervasive issue in the school choice literature is whether schools of choice cream skim students by enrolling high-achieving, less-challenging, or less-costly students. Similarly, schools of choice may "push out" low-achieving, more-challenging, or more-costly students. Using longitudinal student-level data from Indiana, we created multiple measures to examine whether there is evidence consistent with the claims of voucher-participating private schools cream skimming the best students from public schools or pushing out voucher-receiving students. We do not find evidence consistent with the claim of cream skimming. However, we find evidence consistent with the claim of private schools pushing out the lowest-achieving voucher students. This is the first study to examine these two issues within a statewide private school voucher program. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1452442 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 0162-3737 1935-1062 |
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| DOI: | 10.3102/01623737231183397 |
| Published in: | Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis |
| Language: | English |