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Direct linkDobbie, Will; Fryer, Roland G., Jr. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011
Publicly funded exam schools educate many of the world's most talented students. These schools typically contain higher achieving peers, more rigorous instruction, and additional resources compared to regular public schools. This paper uses a sharp discontinuity in the admissions process at three prominent exam schools in New York City to provide…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, Selective Admission, Urban Schools
Abdulkadiroglu, Atila; Angrist, Joshua D.; Pathak, Parag A. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011
Talented students compete fiercely for seats at Boston and New York exam schools. These schools are characterized by high levels of peer achievement and a demanding curriculum tailored to each district's highest achievers. While exam school students clearly do very well in school, the question of whether an exam school education adds value…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Selective Admission, Attendance, Academic Achievement
Corcoran, Sean P.; Baker-Smith, Christine – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2015
New York City's elite public specialized high schools have a long history of offering a rigorous college preparatory education to the City's most academically talented students. Though immensely popular and highly selective, their policy of admitting students on the basis of a single entrance exam has been heavily criticized. Many argue, for…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Special Schools, Gifted
