ERIC Number: EJ1084494
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Dec
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1062
Do Charter Schools Improve Student Achievement?
Melissa A. Clark; Philip M. Gleason; Christina Clark Tuttle; Marsha K. Silverberg
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v37 n4 p419-436 Dec 2015
This article presents findings from a lottery-based study of the impacts of a broad set of 33 charter middle schools across 13 states on student achievement. To estimate charter school impacts, we compare test score outcomes of students admitted to these schools through the randomized admissions lotteries with outcomes of applicants who were not admitted. We find that impacts varied considerably across schools and students, with more positive impacts for more disadvantaged schools and students and more negative impacts for the more advantaged. On average across the schools in the study, the impacts of charter middle schools on student achievement were negative but not statistically significant, regardless of whether we examined the impact of the offer of admission or actual attendance at these schools.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, Middle Schools, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis, Scores, Achievement Tests, Admission (School), Middle School Students, Disadvantaged Schools, Advantaged, Statistical Analysis, Attendance, Educational Policy, Program Evaluation, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Student Characteristics, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: ED01C00390010