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Abstract

• A Heritage Foundation report claims increased competition has improved academic achievement in Arizona’s rural public schools and that similar policies will be good for rural Texas. However, this report overstates the similarities between Arizona and Texas, ignores relevant research literature, and presents simplistic and inaccurate analyses to support its claims. By addressing a narrow set of possible benefits of school choice, it also overlooks issues related to fiscal impacts for district schools, segregation, and exclusionary practices for students who require specialized services in schools. The report is an exercise in advocacy for expanding school choice policies, and its usefulness as a guide for policy and practice is minimal.

Creator

• Powers, Jeanne M.
• Potterton, Amanda U.
• Rogers, Annah

Date Issued

• 2023-12-07

Academic Affiliation

• National Education Policy Center

Subject

• Private Schools
• Charter Schools
• Student Achievement
• School Choice

Publisher

• National Education Policy Center

Last Modified

• 2023-12-21

Location

• Boulder

Related URL

•  https://nepc.colorado.edu/review/rural-choice

Resource Type

• Review

Rights Statement

• In Copyright

Series

• National Education Policy Center

Language

• English [eng]

Citation

• Potterton, A.U., Rogers, A., & Powers, J.M. (2023). NEPC review: From surviving to thriving: K-12 choice and opportunity for rural Texas students and teachers. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. Retrieved [date] from http://nepc.colorado.edu/review/rural-choice

License

• Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

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• National Education Policy Center

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