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Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program: Providing Private School Scholarships to Low-Income Students

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Intervention Details

Subject

Non-Academic Area

Academic Program

General Education

Duration

N/A

Grades

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

Personnel

N/A

Intervention Summary

Florida Tax Credit (FTC) scholarship program

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on college enrollment rates

Positive effect on associate degree attainment rates for students who entered the FTC program in earlier grades

No effect on bachelor's degree attainment rates

Positive effect on college enrollment rates for students who participated in the FTC program for more years

Positive effect on college enrollment rates for students who attended Catholic schools

Positive effect on college enrollment rates for students who attended non-Christian religious schools

No effect on college enrollment rates for students who attended non-religious private schools

Source

Daniel, K. & Matthew M., C. (2017). The Effects of Statewide Private School Choice on College Enrollment and Graduation: Evidence from the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Education Policy Program. Research Report (ED585325). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED585325.pdf.

Data Sample by Population

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