http://educationnext.org/in-the-wake-of-the-storm/ Education Next is a journal of opinion and research about education policy. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:17:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://educationnext.org/in-the-wake-of-the-storm/comment-page-1/#comment-7122 Patrick Wolf Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:11:08 +0000 http://educationnext.org/?p=49632689#comment-7122 Michael Henderson's article omitted what likely was the single most important factor behind the successful passage of the New Orleans school voucher legislation -- prior experience with vouchers. The U.S. federal government extended "displaced student" vouchers to nearly 30,000 children in the wake of hurricane's Rita and Katrina to allow them to attend private schools at public expense. The U.S. history of school vouchers demonstrates that vouchers tend to beget more vouchers. Existing programs tend to grow once established and states with an initial specialized voucher program tend to establish more such programs (e.g. Arizona, Florida, Ohio). Vouchers were palatable to the Louisiana legislature in 2008 largely because many Louisiana children had already benefited from hurricane vouchers. When it comes to school vouchers, familiarity breeds attraction. Michael Henderson’s article omitted what likely was the single most important factor behind the successful passage of the New Orleans school voucher legislation — prior experience with vouchers. The U.S. federal government extended “displaced student” vouchers to nearly 30,000 children in the wake of hurricane’s Rita and Katrina to allow them to attend private schools at public expense. The U.S. history of school vouchers demonstrates that vouchers tend to beget more vouchers. Existing programs tend to grow once established and states with an initial specialized voucher program tend to establish more such programs (e.g. Arizona, Florida, Ohio). Vouchers were palatable to the Louisiana legislature in 2008 largely because many Louisiana children had already benefited from hurricane vouchers. When it comes to school vouchers, familiarity breeds attraction.

]]> http://educationnext.org/in-the-wake-of-the-storm/comment-page-1/#comment-1434 Ed is Watching » Does Louisiana’s School Choice Program Hold Any Lessons for Colorado? Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:47:16 +0000 http://educationnext.org/?p=49632689#comment-1434 [...] check out a great new article in Education Next. Harvard research fellow Michael Henderson details the interesting behind-the-scenes story how his native Louisiana came to adopt a now-growing private school choice [...] [...] check out a great new article in Education Next. Harvard research fellow Michael Henderson details the interesting behind-the-scenes story how his native Louisiana came to adopt a now-growing private school choice [...]

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