ERIC Number: ED593183
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 81
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2042-2695
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Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter School Expansion. CEP Discussion Paper No. 1577
Ridley, Matthew; Terrier, Camille
Centre for Economic Performance
The fiscal and educational consequences of charter expansion for non-charter students are central issues in the debate over charter schools. Do charter schools drain resources and high-achieving peers from non-charter schools? This paper answers these questions using an empirical strategy that exploits a 2011 reform that lifted caps on charter schools for underperforming districts in Massachusetts. We use complementary synthetic control instrumental variables (IV-SC) and differences-in-differences instrumental variables (IV-DiD) estimators. The results suggest greater charter attendance increases per-pupil expenditures in traditional public schools and induces them to shift expenditure from support services to instruction and salaries. At the same time, charter expansion has a small positive effect on non-charter students' achievement.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Expenditure per Student, Educational Finance, Academic Achievement, Resource Allocation, Teacher Student Ratio, Elementary Secondary Education
Centre for Economic Performance. London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. Tel: +44-20-7955-7673; Fax: +44-20-7404-0612; e-mail: cep.info@lse.ac.uk; Web site: http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Walton Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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