ERIC Number: EJ957642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Apr
Pages: 9
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Measuring the Effect of Charter Schools on Public School Student Achievement in an Urban Environment: Evidence from New York City
Winters, Marcus A.
Economics of Education Review, v31 n2 p293-301 Apr 2012
This paper uses student level data from New York City to study the relationship between a public school losing enrollment to charter school competitors and the academic achievement of students who remain enrolled in it. Geographic measures most often used to study the effect of school choice policies on public school student achievement are not well suited for densely populated urban environments. I adopt a direct approach and measure charter school exposure as the percentage of a public school's students who exited for a charter school at the end of the previous year. Depending on model specification, I find evidence that students in schools losing more students to charter schools either are unaffected by the competitive pressures of the choice option or benefit mildly in both math and English. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Charter Schools, School Choice, Academic Achievement, Urban Environment, Measurement Techniques, Declining Enrollment, Competition, Educational Policy, Public Policy, School Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Academic Records, Student Records, Public Education, Public Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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