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School Choice Research
When considering school choice research it is important consider studies that are relevant to Vermont's unique demographics:
The Friedman Foundation: Vermont’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
Act 153, passed by the legislature in May, 2010 contains a provision:
The commissioner of education shall request the Regional Education
Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI) to research, analyze and, on or
before January 15, 2011, report to the senate and house committees on
education, the senate committee on finance, and the house committee on ways
and means regarding the fiscal impacts on the education fund, the general fund,
property tax rates, and school budgets as well as the effects on educational
outcomes if the state were to make tuition vouchers available to all Vermont
students. The report shall include a summary of peer-reviewed research, with
particular emphasis on research related to Vermont or other demographically
or geographically similar states. Areas of inquiry shall include student
achievement, property values, special education services, transportation,
income levels served, community involvement, and social and economic
stratification, if any.
The Friedman Foundation: Vermont’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
Act 153, passed by the legislature in May, 2010 contains a provision:
The commissioner of education shall request the Regional Education
Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI) to research, analyze and, on or
before January 15, 2011, report to the senate and house committees on
education, the senate committee on finance, and the house committee on ways
and means regarding the fiscal impacts on the education fund, the general fund,
property tax rates, and school budgets as well as the effects on educational
outcomes if the state were to make tuition vouchers available to all Vermont
students. The report shall include a summary of peer-reviewed research, with
particular emphasis on research related to Vermont or other demographically
or geographically similar states. Areas of inquiry shall include student
achievement, property values, special education services, transportation,
income levels served, community involvement, and social and economic
stratification, if any.
