Markets (vouchers, choice, for-profits, vendors)
- .Categories: School Choice
Tags: Charter schools, Human capital, School reformCan schools that boost student outcomes reproduce their success at new campuses? We study a policy reform that allowed effective charter schools in Boston, Massachusetts to replicate their school models at new locations. Estimates based on randomized admission lotteries show that replication… more →
- .Categories: Staffing, Finance, and Operations
Tags: Teacher hiring and retention, School reformRecruiting and retaining teachers can be challenging for many schools, especially in low-performing urban schools in which teachers turn over at higher rates. In this study, we examine three types of school-level attributes that may influence teachers’ decisions to enter or transfer schools:… more →
- .Categories: School Choice
Tags: School reform, Returns to education and skillsFriedman (1955) argued that giving parents freedom to choose schools would improve education. His argument was simple and compelling because it extended results from markets for consumer goods to education. We review the evidence, which yields surprisingly mixed results on Friedman's prediction… more →
- .Categories: Policy, Politics, and Governance
Tags: Charter schools, Poverty, Race, ethnicity, and educationGovernments around the world have privatized public services in the name of efficiency and citizen empowerment, but some argue that privatization could also affect citizen participation in democratic governance. We explore this possibility by estimating the impact of charter schools (which are… more →