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Sorensen, Lucy C.; Bushway, Shawn D.; Gifford, Elizabeth J. – Education Finance and Policy, 2022
Nationwide, school principals are given wide discretion to use disciplinary tools like suspension and expulsion to create a safe learning environment. There is legitimate concern that this power can have negative consequences, particularly for the students who are excluded. This study uses linked disciplinary, education, and criminal justice…
Descriptors: Discipline, Juvenile Justice, Middle School Students, Crime
Raising the Bar for College Admission: North Carolina's Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements
Clotfelter, Charles T.; Hemelt, Steven W.; Ladd, Helen F. – Education Finance and Policy, 2019
We explore the effects of a statewide policy change that increased the number of high school math courses required for admission to four-year public universities in North Carolina. Using data on cohorts of eighth-grade students from 1999 to 2006, we exploit variation by district over time in the math course-taking environment encountered by…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, Secondary School Mathematics, Public Colleges
Ladd, Helen F.; Clotfelter, Charles T.; Holbein, John B. – Education Finance and Policy, 2017
A defining characteristic of charter schools is that they introduce a strong market element into public education. In this paper, we examine through the lens of a market model the evolution of the charter school sector in North Carolina between 1999 and 2012. We examine trends in the mix of students enrolled in charter schools, the racial…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Racial Composition, Scores, Tests
Gershenson, Seth – Education Finance and Policy, 2016
Research on the effectiveness of educational inputs, particularly research on teacher effectiveness, typically overlooks teachers' potential impact on behavioral outcomes, such as student attendance. Using longitudinal data on teachers and students in North Carolina I estimate teacher effects on primary school student absences in a value-added…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Attendance Patterns, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education