A new working paper by Patrick Wolf at the University of Arkansas and Corey DeAngelis of the Cato Institute suggests that school choice in Milwaukee leads to reduced adult criminal activity and fewer paternity suits by ages 25 to 28.

Researchers find that enrolling in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program by 8th or 9th grade has “a highly statistically significant effect on reducing the number of drug convictions” and “a statistically significant effect on reducing property damage convictions and paternity suits.”