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    Public school students outperformed tax credit scholarship recipients at private schools, report says

    by Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune Feb 28, 2024 3 minutes
    Faculty, students, parents and supporters turn out for a press conference at Chicago Hope Academy, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, to voice their displeasure and discuss the impact of Invest in Kids school voucher program that will be going away at the end of the year, after the Illinois General Assembly declined to take up the issue during veto session.

    Elementary students who received scholarships through Illinois’ controversial Invest in Kids tax credit program lagged in reading and math proficiency, on state standardized tests, compared to public school students, according to a new report submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education Friday.

    Conducted by the nonprofit research agency WestEd, the 14-month study contrasts the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) reading and math scores of scholarship recipients in grades 3-8, with their public school peers. In 2022 and 2023, Invest in Kids recipients fared worse in both subjects. At the high school level, researchers juxtaposed students’ SAT performance,

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