School choice policies are affecting ever greater numbers of students as charter schools and vouchers become more popular. Moreover, as charter schools start to fulfill their promise of providing better academic outcomes than traditional public schools, the competition between the two approaches is beginning to encourage brick-and-mortar schools to improve. Still, much is yet to be learned about the effect of school choice on students’ long-term success.
About the Author
John D. Singleton is an associate professor of economics at the University of Rochester and a faculty research fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research. His work on school choice has appeared in leading economics journals. He was previously a dissertation and postdoctoral fellow of the National Academy of Education. He received his PhD from Duke University.
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