Racine School Voucher Program — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

Instructions

Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
A clear description of the methods used to achieve the purpose or goals for the work.
A statement of the conclusions, results, outcomes, or recommendations, or if the work is still in progress, the results you expect to report at the event.

Presenter photographs should be head and shoulder shots comparable to passport photos.

Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

Thomas Carr
Katherin Hilson
Kim Instenes
John Kirk
Sarah Terrill

Racine School Voucher Program

Name: Lindsey Bernhardt
Major: History and Broadfield Social Science
Hometown: Kenosha
Faculty Sponsor: Karin Sconzert
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: SURE
Funding: SURE

Abstract

This research project was developed as a SURE project in the Education Division. It was developed to examine the Racine School Voucher System to determine why this program was expanded from its original implementation in Milwaukee. This research is unique because although there is research on the Milwaukee Voucher System, there is not yet any research on the Racine Voucher System and why it is being expanded from Milwaukee. The project involved analysis of research conducted with articles and laws put in place to expand the voucher system. This research project was implemented throughout the summer through the SURE program by interviewing local politicians and examining how the program was developing. The conclusion that was that this voucher program still has many flaws and does not yet accommodate programs such as special education. The results are still on going and will be continued on to another summer SURE project.

Poster file