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School Choice & Vouchers

Can market competition improve educational outcomes — and for whom?

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This explainer is planned but not yet fully written. The summary below provides an overview; the full analysis with charts, stakeholder breakdowns, and citations is in progress.

School choice policies — including vouchers, charter schools, and education savings accounts — aim to use market competition to improve school quality. The evidence is mixed: some programs modestly improve outcomes for participants, but effects on the broader public school system are contested.