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ERIC Number: ED583552
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-May
Pages: 95
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts Two Years after Students Applied. NCEE 2018-4010
Dynarski, Mark; Rui,Ning; Webber, Ann; Gutmann, Babette
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
The District of Columbia (DC) Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) was created by Congress in 2004 to provide tuition vouchers to low-income DC parents who want their child to attend a private school. Reauthorized in 2011 by the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, the program places a priority on serving students leaving low-performing public schools and provides them scholarships of about $8,000 for grades K-8 and $12,000 for grades 9-12 to attend a participating private school. These private schools must agree to requirements regarding nondiscrimination in admissions, fiscal accountability, and employing teachers with at least a bachelor's degree. This report, from a congressionally mandated evaluation of the OSP, describes the impacts of the OSP on students and parents two years after they applied to the program. It is the fifth in a series of required annual reports from the evaluation.
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED)
Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES120018