Academic Journal
The Effect of Attending a Charter School in Newark, New Jersey, on Student Test Scores
| Title: | The Effect of Attending a Charter School in Newark, New Jersey, on Student Test Scores |
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| Authors: | Winters, Marcus A., Shanks, Colin |
| Source: | Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Jun 2022 44(2):342-350. |
| Abstract: | We exploit information about parental preference and a randomized component in the assignment of students to schools within a deferred acceptance (DA) mechanism to estimate the causal effect of enrolling in a charter school in Newark, New Jersey, on student test scores. The estimates incorporate variation from students attending about 70% of the city's charter schools, accounting for about 85% of charter school enrollment. Enrolling in a Newark charter school that participated in the DA assignment process leads to a large and statistically significant increase in math and English Language Arts (ELA) scores. Enrolling in a charter school that is operated by either the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) or Uncommon charter school networks has an especially large effect. |
| Language: | English |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Charter Schools, Achievement Tests, Scores, English, Language Arts, Preferences, Parent Attitudes, Attribution Theory, Enrollment Trends, Program Descriptions, Educational Policy, Student Characteristics |
| Geographic Terms: | New Jersey (Newark) |
| DOI: | 10.3102/01623737211036463 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3737 |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1338788 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3737 |
| DOI: | 10.3102/01623737211036463 |
| Database: | ERIC |