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ERIC Number: ED615788
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 33
Abstractor: As Provided
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Distribution of Education Savings Accounts Usage among Families: Evidence from the Florida Gardiner Program. Working Paper No. 09
Lofton, Michelle L.; Lueken, Martin F.
EdChoice
Education savings accounts (ESAs) are education funding mechanisms that allow for families to receive a deposit of public funds to a government-authorized savings account. Using student-level longitudinal data, this paper examines how families participating in the Florida Gardiner Scholarship Program use education savings account funds. Results indicate that families use an increasing proportion of ESA funds when students remain in the program. The longer students remain in the program, the share of ESA funds devoted to private school tuition decreases while expenditure shares increase for curriculum, instruction, tutoring, and specialized services. Students in rural areas not only use a greater portion of their ESA funds than families in urban and suburban areas, but they also spend smaller portions of their funds on tuition and appear to customize more.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: EdChoice
Identifiers - Location: Florida
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