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National Report Praises School-Choice System for New York City Students
New York Times | 11/30/11
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School Choice International
Education Next | Winter 2009
A new Brookings report grades the nation’s largest school districts on how much they promote choice and competition. New York City was rated the most effective school-choice system. A 2009 study by Ludger Woessmann and Martin West involving students from 29 countries found that competition generates higher student achievement in math, reading and science.