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Machin, Stephen; Vernoit, James – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2011
In this paper, we study a high profile case--the introduction of academy schools into the English secondary school sector--that has allowed schools to gain more autonomy and flexible governance by changing their school structure. We consider the impact of an academy school conversion on their pupil intake and pupil performance and possible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Autonomy, Secondary Schools, Control Groups
Gibbons, Stephen; Silva, Olmo – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2006
We provide estimates of the effect of attending a Faith school on educational attainment progress during the Primary education phase in England. We argue that there are no credible instruments for Faith school attendance. Instead, we control for selection on religious schooling by tracking pupils over time and comparing attainments of students who…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Elementary Schools