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UA Professor Conducts School Voucher Study

By: Nichelle Sullivan

Updated: June 22, 2007

A University of Arkansas professor has conducted a study about private school vouchers. UA Professor Patrick Wolf didnt find any significant differences between public and private schools academic performance in Washington D.C.. The private school voucher system in Washington, D.C. is the first federally funded private voucher program. Wolf and his team will continue to track the schools progress for the next two years.

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