Throughout the years, the impact of Children's Scholarship Fund has been studied by independent researchers. The results speak for themselves, so we invite you to read a brief description of each study below and click to take a more in-depth look.

To read more about the positive effects CSF is having on the lives of CSF Scholars and their families, you can also visit our Stories page and read our newsletters and annual reports.

+ An Evaluation of the Children's Scholarship Fund, Harvard University (PDF)
An evaluation reporting high levels of satisfaction among 2,300 CSF applicant families using scholarships to send their children to private schools.

+ Test-score Effects of School Vouchers in Dayton, OH; New York City; and Washington, D.C.: Evidence from Randomized Field Trials. (PDF)
An analysis of CSF programs showing that scholarships narrow the achievement gap in math and reading between African-American and White students by about half. Conducted by William G. Howell, University of Wisconsin; Patrick J. Wolf, Georgetown Public Policy Institute; and Paul E. Peterson and David E. Campbell, Harvard University.

+ CSF Baltimore: Academic Performance of Scholarship Recipients in the 2005-2006 School Year (PDF)
An assessment of the academic performance of students who received scholarships during the 2005-2006 academic school year.

+ Using Experimental Economics to Measure the Effects of a Natural Educational Experiment on Altruism (Northwest Ohio Children's Scholarship Fund) (PDF)
An analysis of the effects that participation in a scholarship program have on parents' and students' altruism and attitudes. Conducted by Eric Bettinger & Robert Slonim, Case Western Reserve University.

+ The Effects of School Choice: An Evaluation of the Charlotte Children's Scholarship Fund Program (PDF)
A study of the impact scholarships have on the test scores of recipient students. Conducted by Jay P. Greene.

+ Children's Scholarship Fund - Los Angeles: SAT 9 Trend Analysis Results (PDF)
A 2003 analysis of recipients' academic track records based upon SAT 9 standardized test results from previous years. Conducted by Denise Quigley, Ph.D.

+ A Descriptive and Comparative Study of the 2002/2003 School Year (Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust) (PDF)
A study of reading and mathematics grades of recipients and parental satisfaction with private schools and the Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust program. Conducted by Christian Brothers University.

+ Analysis of MOST Student Achievement (PDF)
A study of standardized test scores of Memphis scholarship recipients during the 2006-2007 school year. Conducted by the Center for Research in Education Policy at the University of Memphis.

+ Children's Scholarship Fund - Newark Program Effectiveness Parent Survey, April, 2003 (PDF)
An analysis and compilation of parents' responses to a survey assessing program effectiveness and parental satisfaction. Conducted by The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children

+ Children's Scholarship Fund - Newark: Scholarship Recipient Test Score Study (PDF)
A study of the academic progress of recipients in the CSF Newark program over the course of academic years 2001, 2002, and 2003 in comparison to the academic records of students attending nearby public schools. Conducted by The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children.

+ Final Evaluation Report: The Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia Program – September 2003 (PDF)
An evaluation of program effectiveness, parental satisfaction, and school attributes conducted by researchers from Frontier21 Education Solutions and the University of Pennsylvania.

+ Fall 2006 Update on Phase II of the Evaluation of the Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia Program – September, 2006 (PDF)
A continuing evaluation conducted by researchers from Frontier21 Education Solutions and the University of Pennsylvania.

+ Phase II, Annual Evaluation Report, The Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia Program Year Four – December, 2008 (PDF)
A continuing evaluation of CSF Philadelphia, including high school graduation rates, conducted by researchers from Frontier21 Education Solutions and the University of Pennsylvania.

+ BASIC Fund Evaluation: Final Report, July 2007 (PDF)
A study of test scores and graduation rates of San Francisco scholarship recipients conducted by researchers at See Change.