Study: EdChoice private school voucher students more likely to enroll in, graduate college

Ohio graduate says school choice program 'saved' his life as vouchers boost graduation rates

Ohio graduate Walter Banks Jr. praised Ohio's school choice program for saving his life after a new study indicated beneficiaries, specifically males and Black students, reaped the most reward.

New study again confirms that school choice improves outcomes - The Sentinel

A new study shows the Ohio school choice program is producing better outcomes for students, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the Journal’s editorial board, researchers Matthew Chingos, David Figlio and Krzysztof Karbownik studied more than 6,000 Ohio students who used EdChoice scholarships to attend private schools between 2008 and 2015. What the team found was that scholarship recipients were 15% more likely to attend college than …

Study: EdChoice private school voucher students more likely to enroll in, graduate college

A new report says that Ohio students who used private school vouchers were more likely to enroll in college than public school students.

The sky is the limit: How an ed choice scholarship turned Aaliyah into a straight-A student - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

DeLAND, Fla.– A black sweater, white shirt, and a red tie lay on Aaliyah Tape’s bed when she returned home from a summer vacation spent with family. She knew what they were: a private school uniform. “Oh, Lord,” she thought. It was a message from Aaliyah’s grandmother, Cat Gracia, that would drastically change Aaliyah’s life. The 2023-24 school year began in two weeks, and Aaliyah would no longer attend her district-assigned high school. For her…