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In 2011 the initial school voucher program in Indiana passed while Mitch Daniels was governor. In 2013 the Indiana General Assembly passed HB 1003, which amended the school voucher program by creating tax credits for those already enrolled in private school and expanding voucher eligibility. Mike Pence was governor and supported the changes. [1]
Overall, 52,674 students in Indiana used a private school voucher in fall 2022. In Indianapolis Roncalli High School received the most vouchers, 655 students.
For the 2020–2021 school year, public school enrollment fell by 3 percent. Private and charter schools grew an estimated 7 percent. 18 states either initiated school-choice programs or expanded offerings, making 3.6 million American students eligible for school choice and/or homeschool support programs. Several states expanded eligibility to ...
Research on how vouchers impact student achievement is mixed, but a 2018 study on the Indiana program found that students on vouchers experience an overall achievement loss in their first year ...
The financial value of a voucher did not depend on the income of the family receiving it, and the program allowed private voucher schools to be selective, while public schools had to accept and enroll every interested student. At the turn of the 21st century, student achievement in Chile was low compared to students in other nations based on ...
Advocates for school choice pitch vouchers as a way to give students in low-performing schools a way out – and, increasingly, to give parents control over what their children are taught.
What Do We Know About School Effectiveness? Academic Gains in a Value-Added Analysis of Public and Private Schools. Phi Delta Kappan, 89 (9), 689-695. Lubienski, C., & Weitzel, P. (2008). Empirical Evidence on the "Private School Effect" and the Efficacy of Vouchers in Boosting Academic Achievement.
Republicans in the General Assembly Wednesday revived a private-school vouchers bill that failed on the final days of last year’s legislative session.