Quotes: Understanding When Parents Make "Sub-Optimal" School Choices

Choice programs may give parents the ability to choose schools that are better (or simply better for their child). Nevertheless, this new study out of Louisiana suggests that there may also be a risk that students will sort into new schools in sub-optimal –- or even harmful –- ways. By better understanding how parents are choosing schools for their children, we can maximize the benefits of school choice while mitigating the risks.  

- Paul Bruno (Overregulation Theory isn’t enough to explain negative voucher effects)