A Think Twice Review of:

The Effects of School Vouchers on College Enrollment: Experimental Evidence from New York City

Think Twice - Sep 13, 2012

Publisher/Think Tank - The Brookings Institution

Author(s) -

Jointly released with the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, this report examines college enrollment rates of students participating in an experimental voucher program in New York City.

Reviewer(s) - Sara Goldrick-Rab, The University of Wisconsin-Madison

A review of the report found that this new study's contribution to discussions of education policy is the opposite of what its authors intend. The evidence presented suggests that school vouchers did not improve college enrollment rates for African Americans.