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Henry, Gary T.; Harbatkin, Erica – Grantee Submission, 2020
In contrast to prior federally mandated school reforms, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) allows states more discretion in reforming their lowest performing schools, removes requirements to disrupt the status quo, and does not allocate substantial additional funds. Using a regression discontinuity design, we evaluate a state turnaround…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Henry, Gary T.; McNeill, Shelby M.; Harbatkin, Erica – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
This article contributes to the literature on school turnaround by examining the effect of the North Carolina Transformation (NCT) initiative, which was implemented in 75 low-performing schools after the state's efforts to turn around the lowest performing schools under Race to the Top ended, on student reading score growth in grades K-3. Reading…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Program Effectiveness, Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Henry, Gary T.; Harbatkin, Erica – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2020
In contrast to prior federally mandated school reforms, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) allows states more discretion in reforming their lowest performing schools, removes requirements to disrupt the status quo, and does not allocate substantial additional funds. Using a regression discontinuity design, we evaluate a state turnaround…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Resource Allocation, School Turnaround, Academic Achievement
Henry, Gary T.; Harbatkin, Erica – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
In contrast to prior federally mandated school reforms, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) allows states more discretion in reforming their lowest performing schools, removes requirements to disrupt the status quo, and does not allocate substantial additional funds. Using a regression discontinuity design, we evaluate a state turnaround…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, School Effectiveness