C. Kirabo Jackson

When Does School Autonomy Improve Student Outcomes?

C. Kirabo Jackson. July 2023

Topics: Policy, Politics, and Governance

Tags: School reform, Principals

This paper presents new evidence on the benefits of decentralization in public education, focusing on a Chicago policy that granted school principals more control over budgeting and operations. Meta-analysis of similar policies shows a small average effect with significant … more →
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Who Benefits From Attending Effective Schools?

C. Kirabo Jackson, Sebastian Kiguel, Shanette C. Porter, John Q. Easton. August 2022

Topics: Student Learning

Tags: School climate and culture

We estimate the longer-run effects of attending an effective high school (one that improves a combination of test scores, survey measures of socio-emotional development, and behaviors in 9th grade) for students who are more versus less educationally advantaged (i.e., likely to attain more years… more →
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The Distribution of School Spending Impacts

C. Kirabo Jackson, Claire Mackevicius. July 2021

Topics: Staffing, Finance, and Operations

Tags: Efficacy, Assessment

We examine all known "credibly causal" studies to explore the distribution of the causal effects of public K-12 school spending on student outcomes in the United States. For each of the 31 included studies, we compute the same marginal spending effect parameter estimate. Precision-weighted… more →
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