Voucher Use in Washington Wins Praise of Parents — but it’s too early to tell if private schools will improve DC kids’ test scores; they haven’t after the first year.
On the other hand, it’s not too early to note that private schools cost half as much as public schools and thus get their results with half the funding:
About two-thirds of the participating students attended parochial schools operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington; the rest attended other private schools. The $7,500 scholarship that families spent was about half the average public expenditure per student in the District of Columbia public schools.