Suppose a State Institutes a Voucher Program

question 12

Multiple Choice

Suppose a state institutes a voucher program.Schools that have too many applicants use a lottery to randomly determine who can attend.The best approach to determining the effect of a voucher on student achievement is to compare the achievement of students ___________ to the achievement(s) of __________.

• A) who won the lottery; the average student in the public school
• B) in private schools; students in public schools.
• C) who won the lottery; students who lost the lottery
• D) in schools with increased enrollment; students in schools with decreased enrollment

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