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Detailed Information

Country	Country: United States
GDP per capita	51.743
Context details	Disadvantaged students from families with income below 185% of the federal poverty line, residents of the District of Columbia
Age	N/A

2. Intervention

Implementation year	2004
Implementer	Government
Duration (months)	37
Cost	The scholarship is up to $7,500; the program’s $13-14 million annual appropriation is sufficient to support about 1,700 scholarship students each year
Intervention details	A scholarship of $9242 to cover tuition, school fees and transportation for attending private school

Evaluation design	Randomized evaluation
Cluster definition	Individual

Sample	Outcome	Test	Source Table	Observations	Statistics on Effects
Grades K-12	Language	SAT	N/A	2308	Coeff: 3.90; SE: 2.06; SD: 36.30
Grades K-12	Math	SAT	N/A	2308	Coeff: 0.70; SE: 1.89; SD: 33.80

Study	Wolf, Patrick, Babette Gutmann, Michael Puma, Brian Kisida, Lou Rizzo, Nada Eissa, and Matthew Carr. "Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Final Report." National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, NCEE 2010-4018 (2010).