Learning in secondary > Vouchers, subsidies or scholarships (eLS) > Rouse 1998
Detailed Information
| Country | Country: United States |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita | 39.461 |
| Context details | Minority, low performing disadvantaged students from families with average income below national poverty line in Milwaukee public schools |
| Age | Grades 1-8 |
| Implementation year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Implementer | Government |
| Duration (months) | 36 |
| Cost | The voucher was worth about 3200 USD in 1994-95, while tuition and fees for schools participating in the choice program were 1080-4000 in 1993-94 |
| Intervention details | Vouchers for attending independent secular private schools |
| Evaluation design | Randomized evaluation |
|---|---|
| Cluster definition | Individual |
| Sample | Outcome | Test | Source Table | Observations | Statistics on Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 1-8 | Math | ITBS | N/A | 3177 | YT1: 39.24; YC1: 38.11; SDC1: 18.78; NT1: 2174 NC1: 1003 |
| Grades 1-8 | Language | ITBS | N/A | 4180 | YT1: 37.65; YC1: 37.89; SDC1: 17.09; NT1: 3321 NC1: 859 |