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Knight University of Washington  \nFebruary 2026  \nNational Education Policy Center  \nSchool of Education University of Colorado Boulder [nepc.colorado.edu](nepc.colorado.edu)  \nAcknowledgements  \nNEPC Staff  \nFaith Boninger  \nPublications Manager  \nFrancesca López Academic Editor  \nElaine Duggan Production Design  \nAlex Molnar NEPC Director  \nKevin Welner NEPC Director  \nSuggested Citation: Knight, D.S. (2026) . NEPC Review: Estimating the long-run impact of a universal ESA program in Mississippi. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. Retrieved [date] from [https://nepc.colorado.edu/review/mississippi-esa](https://nepc.colorado.edu/review/mississippi-esa)  \nFunding: This review was made possible in part by funding from the Great Lakes Center for Educational Research and Practice.  \nGREAT LAKES CENTER  \nFor Education Research & Practice  \nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialNoDerivatives 4.0 International License.  \nThis publication is provided free of cost to NEPC’s readers, who may make non-commercial use of it as long as NEPC and its author(s) are credited as the source. For inquiries about commercial use, please [contact NEPC at](contact NEPC at nepc@colorado.edu)[ nepc@colorado.edu](contact NEPC at nepc@colorado.edu).  \nThe National Education Policy Center (NEPC), a university research center housed at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education, sponsors research, produces policy briefs, and publishes expert third-party reviews of think tank reports. NEPC publications are written in accessible language and are intended for a broad audience that includes academic experts, policymakers, the media, and the general public. Our mission is to provide high-quality information in support of democratic deliberation about education policy. We are guided by the belief that the democratic governance of public education is strengthened when policies are based on sound evidence and support a multiracial society that is inclusive, kind, and just. Visit us at: [http://nepc.colorado.edu](http://nepc.colorado.edu)  \n[http://nepc.colorado.edu/review/mississippi-esa](http://nepc.colorado.edu/review/mississippi-esa) 2 of 16  \nNEPC Review: Estimating the Long-Run Impact of a Universal ESA Program in Mississippi (EdChoice, December 2025)  \nReviewed by:  \nDavid S. Knight  \nUniversity of Washington  \nFebruary 2026  \nSummary  \nA recent EdChoice report presents an estimation of the long-term economic returns to a universal education savings account (ESA) policy in the state of Mississippi. ESA policies provide households with taxpayer dollars that can be used to pay for private school tuition or other educational expenses. As ESAs and similar school choice programs are expanding rapidly across the country, rigorous research plays a critical role in informing evidence-based policy development. Estimating the longterm economic benefits of alternative educational policies is a useful approach for informing state policy debate. However, the report’s methodological errors, faulty assumptions, and misleading conclusions limit its use for informing policy. The report aims to measure the economic impacts of a universal ESA, but it bases impact estimates on evaluations of other private school choice policies that have significantly different funding mechanisms—vouchers and tax-credit scholarships—rather than ESAs. The analysis miscalculates benefits and excludes any examination of cost, despite research showing such programs require substantial state budget expenditures. The report therefore misleads state leaders about how best to invest limited education dollars. Any Mississippi lawmaker who holds up this report as evidence for decision-making is doing harm to what should be an informed, evidence-based debate. Legislators should examine additional research before pr","cbCaiamv9FkFyvX5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiamv9FkFyvX5","pdf",1370688,16,"English","# Summary\n# I. 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