Current:Home > NewsThe evidence on school vouchers that'll please nobody-LoTradeCoin
The evidence on school vouchers that'll please nobody
View Date:2024-12-23 19:03:42
School vouchers, or school choice as it's known among advocates, is public funding for children to attend private schools. It's a controversial policy — some say it undermines the public school system, others say it gives parents the ability to choose the best school for their children.
And its popularity has been spiking recently. In 2021, 19 states introduced or expanded them. Partly it's been a reaction against public schools' covid control policies and teaching on sexuality, gender and race.
But leaving aside the deeper political questions, what does the evidence say about the core thing school is supposed to be for: giving children a solid education?
In this episode, we get into whether or not school vouchers improve student learning. The lesson: what may feel better may not have much of an effect.
Related Episodes:
The rise of the four-day school week (Apple Podcasts/Spotify)
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood! (9)
Related
- Mike Tomlin's widely questioned QB switch to Russell Wilson has quieted Steelers' critics
- No charges for man who fired gun near pro-Palestinian rally outside Chicago, prosecutor says
- Retail credit card interest rates rise to record highs, topping 30% APR
- JetBlue plane tips backward due to shift in weight as passengers get off at JFK Airport
- Relive Pregnant Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly's Achingly Beautiful Romance
- Broncos safety Kareem Jackson suspended four games for unnecessary roughness violations
- Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the ‘hell’ of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture
- Candidate for Pennsylvania appeals court in November election struck by car while placing yard signs
- Avril Lavigne’s Ex Mod Sun Is Dating Love Is Blind Star Brittany Wisniewski, Debuts Romance With a Kiss
- Most Countries are Falling Short of Their Promises to Stop Cutting Down the World’s Trees
Ranking
- Vogue Model Dynus Saxon Charged With Murder After Stabbing Attack
- Gazan refugees stranded in West Bank amid deadly raids, rising settler violence
- A German tourist who went missing in a remote Zimbabwe wildlife park is found alive 3 days later
- Protests across Panama against new contract for Canadian copper mining company in biodiverse north
- She's a trans actress and 'a warrior.' Now, this 'Emilia Pérez' star could make history.
- Kelly Ripa Shares Glimpse Inside Mother-Daughter Trip to London With Lola Consuelos
- Pham, Gurriel homer, Diamondbacks power past Phillies 5-1 to force NLCS Game 7
- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Winning Date Nights Continue in Kansas City
Recommendation
-
Florida man’s US charges upgraded to killing his estranged wife in Spain
-
'I always knew I'd win big': Virginia woman wins $900,000 online instant game jackpot
-
Stranded at a closed border as bombs fall, foreign nationals in besieged Gaza await evacuation
-
Funeral services planned for Philadelphia police officer killed in airport garage shooting
-
Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures
-
Gazan refugees stranded in West Bank amid deadly raids, rising settler violence
-
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Winning Date Nights Continue in Kansas City
-
Trump and Michael Cohen come face to face at New York fraud trial