Download full textERIC Number: ED530558
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 10
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Explaining Charter School Effectiveness
Angrist, Joshua D.; Pathak, Parag A.; Walters, Christopher R.
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
This study uses entrance lotteries to explore heterogeneity in the achievement effects of charter schools across demographic groups and between urban and non-urban areas in Massachusetts. The authors develop a framework for interpreting this heterogeneity using both student- and school-level explanatory variables. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Students, High School Students, Comparative Analysis, Institutional Characteristics
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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