Fla. voucher kids' test scores dropped slightly

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The Associated Press
Published: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 3:02 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A new report shows little change in scores on national standardized tests for students in Florida's low-income voucher program.

They attend private schools at taxpayer expense.

The report on the Tax Credit Scholarship Program was released Wednesday. It was prepared for the state Department of Education by Northwestern University economist David Figlio.

The national percentile ranking for program participants in 2009-10 dropped 1.2 points in reading and 1.7 points in math from the prior year.

That put the typical program student at the 45th national percentile in reading and 46th in math.

Those scores are compared to all students tested nationally, not just low-income children.

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