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Read REACH authors' new blog in Brookings (@BrookingsInst) reflecting on their recent study synthesizing years of research on school choice and examining how policy design and implementation shape outcomes across nine key policy elements.
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REACH has spent nearly a decade studying school choice and its impact on students.
In a new report, REACH authors bring together this research and 90 additional studies to examine nine key policy elements that shape school choice.
Explore the report: reachcentered.org/publicatio…
REACH Director Douglas Harris (@douglasharris99) was recently quoted in a @propublica investigation examining the rapid growth of private schools across the country and their relationship with voucher programs.
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REACH director @douglasharris99 was recently quoted in the New York Times’ Headway newsletter on rising high school graduation rates, academic standards, and what accountability systems can - and cannot - tell us about student outcomes.
Read more: nytimes.com/2026/06/24/headw…
On the growth of school vouchers: “It’s a slow-moving freight train in the sense that it’s not moving fast, necessarily, but it’s moving with great force,” said REACH Director @douglasharris99 in the New York Times Headway newsletter.
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Transportation is a fundamental part of the educational experience. New research from New York City by Sarah A. Cordes and Amy Ellen Schwartz shows how distance and transportation shape school choice, attendance, and student outcomes.
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ERA-New Orleans Founder and Senior Advisor Douglas Harris (@douglasharris99) was quoted in a New York Times piece by Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) on educational attainment in three Southern states. Learn more:
“We liberals need to wake up to the reality that we are being outperformed on education, opportunity and racial equity — supposedly our issues,” our columnist @NickKristof writes. nyti.ms/4qo4U9e
REACH Director Douglas Harris (@douglasharris99) was quoted in a New York Times piece by Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) on educational attainment in three Southern states. Learn more:
“We liberals need to wake up to the reality that we are being outperformed on education, opportunity and racial equity — supposedly our issues,” our columnist @NickKristof writes. nyti.ms/4qo4U9e
New in @The74: Lauren Wagner discusses findings from our study, How Do Charter Schools Serve Students with Disabilities? Lessons from Michigan. Learn more: the74million.org/article/stu…
New Study Release: How Do Charter Schools Serve Students with Disabilities? Lessons from Michigan by Scott Imberman and Andrew Johnson. Learn more about the educational experience of students with disabilities in charter schools: lnkd.in/gfuNssPg
Great summary of @douglasharris99 and Gabriel Olivier’s study on universal school vouchers and their effects on private school tuition. Learn more: edworkingpapers.com/policy-p…
📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series:
A summary of “The Effects of Universal School Vouchers on Private School Tuition and Enrollment: A National Analysis” by @douglasharris99 & Gabriel Olivier!
📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-p…
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ICYMI: The @AnnenbergInst's EdWorkingPapers just published a summary of our latest study on universal school vouchers. Check it out here: statics.teams.cdn.office.net…
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Universal school vouchers are reshaping the private school market.
🔍 Using national data, @douglasharris99 & Gabriel Olivier find vouchers boosted private school enrollment by 3–4% and raised tuition 5–10%.
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-129…
A new study by @douglasharris99 and Gabriel Olivier on vouchers is featured on episode 986 of the Education Gadfly podcast. Fordham Institute’s Adam Tyner discusses the key findings. Listen to the episode and learn more about the study: fordhaminstitute.org/nationa…
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From rising enrollments to higher tuition, school vouchers are reshaping U.S. education.
Discover Tulane @REACHCenterEd’s latest study, uncovering what these programs mean for families and schools ⤵️ tulane.it/4nbQIzj
New, first-of-its-kind study by @douglasharris99 and Gabriel Olivier on the effects of universal school vouchers, finding modest early impacts that mask bigger shifts ahead. Learn more:
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A new study from REACH looks at how changes to Baltimore’s public transportation system influenced the likelihood that students apply to and enroll in certain schools.
Read more: reachcentered.org/publicatio…
New study: The Segregation Paradox in School Choice
How do Michigan’s school choice policies impact racial & economic segregation? This research examines the patterns.
Learn more: lnkd.in/g9g37bfM