Last summer, we released the first experimental study of the effect of school vouchers on college enrollment. Our study, which is published in the current edition of Education Next, generated significant controversy. We followed students who participated in a voucher experiment in New York City in the 1990s, and found that African-American students who won a voucher were more likely to go to college than those who were not offered the opportunity. 

Co-Author: Matthew M. Chingos