Vouchers: What the Research Says

The U.S. Government Accounting Office issued a report ( PDF, 54 pages ) that found only minimal differences in student achievement between voucher-eligible students who attended public and private schools. (2001)

Education researcher Kim Metcalf has reviewed voucher research, pro and con, and expresses concerns about the "costs of choice." (1999)

Haggai Kupermintz of the University of Colorado at Boulder argues that improvements in Florida public schools were the result of targeting students' writing skills, not vouchers. (2001)

Alex Molnar   has studied the effects of class size reductions versus vouchers and has found vouchers lacking. (1999)