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Direct linkLadd, Helen F.; Muschkin, Clara G.; Dodge, Kenneth A. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014
This study examines the community-wide effects of two statewide early childhood policy initiatives in North Carolina. One initiative provides funding to improve the quality of child care services at the county level for all children between the ages of 0 to 5, and the other provides funding for preschool slots for disadvantaged four-year-olds.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Grade 3, Child Care, State Aid
Sims, David – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008
The California class size reduction program provided schools with cash rewards for K-3 classes of 20 or fewer students. I show how program rules made it possible for schools to save money by using mixed-grade classes to meet class size reduction obligations while maintaining larger average class sizes. I also show that this smoothing of students…
Descriptors: Class Size, Scores, Rewards, Teaching Experience
Wilde, Elizabeth Ty; Hollister, Robinson – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007
In recent years, propensity score matching (PSM) has gained attention as a potential method for estimating the impact of public policy programs in the absence of experimental evaluations. In this study, we evaluate the usefulness of PSM for estimating the impact of a program change in an educational context (Tennessee's Student Teacher Achievement…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Achievement Tests, Scores, Class Size
