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Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP): Providing Government-Funded Vouchers for Low-Income Children to Attend Private Schools

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Intervention Details

Subjects

English Language Arts, Math

Academic Program

General Education

Duration

N/A

Grades

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Personnel

N/A

Intervention Summary

Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP)

Statistical Finding Summary

No significant difference in math achievement between MPCP and MPS students

No significant difference in reading achievement between MPCP and MPS students

Positive effect on math achievement for students who stayed in the same sector for three years

No significant difference in reading achievement between MPCP and MPS students who stayed in the same sector for three years

Source

David J., F., John F., W., Joshua M., C., Juanita, L., Meghan R., C. & Patrick J., W. (2010). The MPCP Longitudinal Educational Growth Study: Third Year Report. SCDP Milwaukee Evaluation Report #15 (ED511697). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511697.pdf.

Data Sample by Population

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