Como os proponentes tão convencidos dos seus argumentos acham que basta recorrer a uns soundbytes para que os outros amochem, tive de ser eu a tentar encontrar alguns dados
Houve em Março de 2013 um workshop de 2 dias organizado pelo academia das ciencias da Suecia para debater os pros e contras do sistema cheque ensino. Só vi uma apresentação e aqui vão algumas coisas. E eu tanto quanto me posso controlar tento ter sempre a maxima objectividade possivel e ver os factos como eles são e não atrvés do filtro de qualquer ideologia.
WHERE HAVE EDUCATIONAL VOUCHERS BEEN USED?
Chile, since 1980, has a national system of vouchers.
Sweden has had voucher alternative since 1992.
Netherlands has had school choice with voucher-type funding since 1917.
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FOUR MAJOR CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
FREEDOM TO CHOOSE
PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY
EQUITY
SOCIAL COHESION
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Chile
Private schools choose students; public schools must accept.
Flat voucher—some adjustment for at-risk students.
National curriculum and testing.
Private schools can add fees (limited).
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Netherlands
Flat subvention per student, no fees.
Private schools can choose students.
Public schools accept all applicants.
Extra funding immigrants.
Only non-profit schools.
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Sweden
Choice among public schools of independent schools.
Schools must accept students if space is available.
Flat voucher for each school level with extra funds for disabilities.
No parental fees
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Freedom of Choice
Always increases range of choices for parents and students.
Number of choices depends upon level of subsidy and access to parent fees.
Extent of choices depends on regulations (e.g. for-profit, religious, political, and extra fees from families).
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Equity
Increased stratification by income and ethnicity. (Chile, Netherlands, Sweden)
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Social Cohesion
Little direct evidence.
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Productivity Efficiency
Limited to test scores.
No evidence on non-cognitive outcomes
Large Decline in Achievement of 15 year olds, Sweden
Moderate decline in Sweden 4th and 8th grade
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Little Evidence of Impact on Improving Achievement (Sweden)
2001-11 Decline 4th grade reading, 19 pt.
1995-2011 Decline 8th grade math, 68 pt. and 15 pt. loss since 2003.
1995-2011 Decline 8th grade sciences, 50 pt. and 15 pt. loss since 2003.
2000-09 PISA. Decline 19 pt. reading, 16 pt. math, 17 pt. science.
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Sweden Vouchers—Four Criteria
Freedom of Choice +
Productive Efficiency
Achievement 0
Equity -
Social Cohesion ?
Pelos resultados não há evidências de melhorias no global.
Nos achievements a conclusão do autor é que impacto foi neutro (0) embora os slides apresentados refiram sempre declínio.
Se para um país como na Suécia onde as pessoas se identificam como cidadãos e não consideram o estado como uma vaca a ser mungida, os resultados são na melhor das hipoteses neutros, num pais como Portugal temo que va ser mesmo um saque