6 Reasons To Support Private School Choice

1. Higher Test Scores
Private school students earn higher test scores than public school students, even after adjusting for socioeconomic factors.

2. Racial Equality
Private schools do a better job than public schools of closing the academic achievement gap between black and white students.

3. Higher Graduation Rates
Private schools have higher graduation rates than public schools, better even then public schools with selective admission requirements.

4. Better Public Schools
"Public schools do respond constructively to competition, by raising their achievement and productivity."

5. Better Academic Achievement For Badly Performing Public School Students

Harvard professor found the following:

"Not only do currently enacted voucher and charter school programs not cream-skim; they disproportionately attract students who were performing badly in their regular public schools."

and

"Students’ achievement generally does rise when they attend voucher or charter schools."

6. Private School Choice Costs Taxpayers Nothing Extra
Providing private school choice costs taxpayers the same or less than what they already spend on public schools.