But even as vouchers rise to the forefront of the debate on education, a big question remains: Can they give kids, especially those who live in high-poverty areas, a shot at a better education?

"The pattern that usually happens," Finch says, "is a family hears that there's a special school for Johnny… so they end up ...

It's just the Wild West." DeVlieger said the schools are "promising all these great things and saying they cost the same as a voucher. And then kids end up in a lurch because in the middle of the ...

Money is winning the day — but what about kids? They might not fare well, if research is any guide. In The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers ...

Cowen has been evaluating school vouchers since the 1990s, when the first pilot program in Milwaukee had a measurable, positive impact on the 400 low-income kids who used vouchers to attend ...

Today, I’ll try to answer them. I heard even rich people’s kids could receive vouchers? So could Mark Cuban’s kids receive vouchers? Yes and no. Part of this question comes from the ...

Those arguments came as voucher programs in other states have largely benefited wealthier families who already had their kids enrolled in private schools and led to disappointing academic outcomes ...