School Vouchers: A Critical View
综合美国及其他国家的证据，分析私立学校、同伴效应和竞争的影响，认为大规模代金券计划对学生整体成绩的提升微乎其微，且会损害大量弱势学生。
This paper marshals available evidence from both the U.S. and other countries on the effects of private schools, peer effects, and competition to demonstrate that that any gains in overall student achievement from a large scale voucher program are at best likely to be small. Moreover, given the tendency of parents to judge schools in part by the characteristics of a school's students, a universal voucher system would undoubtedly harm large numbers of disadvantaged students. Although the case for a small means tested voucher program is somewhat stronger, it will do little to improve education for low-performing students.