A Think Twice Review of:

Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher State-Level Performance on the NAEP?

Think Twice - Jun 15, 2021

Publisher/Think Tank - School Choice Demonstration Project

Author(s) - Patrick J. Wolf, Jay P. Greene, Matthew Ladner, and James D. Paul

A recent brief from the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas is being used by voucher advocates to argue that increasing school choice can spur broad test score improvements.

Reviewer(s) - T. Jameson Brewer, University of North Georgia; Joel Malin, Miami University

However, T. Jameson Brewer of the University of North Georgia and Joel Malin of Miami University reviewed Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher State-Level Performance on the NAEP?, and found significant methodological weaknesses and flaws that render the report useless for guiding policy.