Die-hard education advocates have spent decades standing up for kids who don’t have access to a quality education in their own community. We’ve argued that every child should have the opportunity to attend a school that works best for them. We have been steadfast in our belief that children in low-income communities excel when their parents are able to choose a school for their child, rather than be assigned to one by zip code The latest study on school choice proves us right.

A comprehensive, long-term study conducted by Dr. Matt Chingos of the Urban Institute found that low-income students who attended private schools using Florida’s tax credit scholarship had increased college enrollment and graduation rates compared their public school peers. Students who participated in Florida’s program at some point during their education had about 15 percent higher college enrollment rates than public school students. And, what’s even more encouraging, the longer students participated in the program, the more likely they were to enroll in college—with up to 43 percent higher college enrollment among students who spend four or more years in the program.