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The Private School Advantage: Evidence From School Vouchers And Educational Leadership, Mohammad Danish Shakeel
The Private School Advantage: Evidence From School Vouchers And Educational Leadership, Mohammad Danish Shakeel
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School choice is becoming increasingly popular around the globe. Broadly the term ‘school choice’ is used to describe the options available for families to send children to school(s) other than the one they are residentially assigned to. Private school choice interventions known as ‘school vouchers,’ offer public or private funding to enable families to send their children to private school.
Research in 1970s and 80s by James Coleman and his colleagues showed a private school advantage in student achievement and graduation rates, in comparison to traditional public schools. Competing evidence was presented by Christopher Lubienski and Sarah Lubienski in 2013, …