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ERIC Number: EJ1019062
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
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School Choice and the Achievement Gap
Jeynes, William H.
Education and Urban Society, v46 n2 p163-180 Mar 2014
The possibility is examined that school choice programs could be a means to reducing the achievement gap. Data based on meta-analytic research and the examination of nationwide data sets suggest that school choice programs that include private schools could reduce the achievement gap by 25%. The propounding of this possibility is based on research indicating that the achievement gap in faith-based schools is generally 25% narrower than one finds in public schools. Results of these studies suggest that both the racial achievement gap and the socioeconomic achievement gap are reduced by the same degree (25%). The significance of these results is discussed, especially as it pertains to the attitudes that people frequently have toward school choice.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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