Empower Washington Newsletter August 20 , 2021
The clear winner in educational options is...
In our last email we talked about how competition is good for industries, including education. Even President Biden agrees, at least when it comes to business.
But is competition good for the kids who don't take advantage of educational options and choose to stay in their public school?
A study out last month (from very reputable scholars) says that without question, school choice helps public schools.
"...public school students experience increasing benefits as the program scales up...lower rates of suspensions and absences...higher standardized test scores in reading and math."
“[T]he public school students MOST positively affected by increased
exposure to private school choice are comparatively low-[socioeconomic status] students”
You can read more on the report here. But the skinny is this: competition in education benefits kids, public schooled or otherwise.
Joanna
Empower Washington
Our Publications:
July 30, 2021 When You Hear Someone Say Competition Is Good
July 9, 2021 Let Freedom Ring!
June 25, 2021 Same School, Different Outcomes
June 11, 2021: How we're going to do this
May 21, 2021: We don't agree on everything, but.....
May 14, 2021:Watching other states fund educational options
May 7, 2021: More school funding for less in-class time
April 30, 2021: These numbers are a problem
April 22, 2021: When you realize educational options are GOOD for public school kids
April 16, 2021: Oh, the possibilities