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1. Assessing the Impacts of Mais Educacao on Educational Outcomes : Evidence between 2007 and 2011

Author

Almeida, Rita, Bresolin, Antonio, Borges, Bruna, Mendes, Karen, and Menezes-Filho, Naercio

Subjects
LEARNING OUTCOMES, EDUCATION FINANCE, STUDENT COSTS, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FINAL GRADES, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SCHOOL FEEDING, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL HOURS, RURAL SCHOOLS, HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN, VALUES, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, DISSERTATION, EDUCATION, SCIENCE, SCHOOL CENSUS, CURRICULUM, STUDENT SCORES, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, SCHOOL MODEL, STUDENT ENROLLMENTS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, READING, SCHOOL FLOW, KINDERGARTEN CLASSES, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, TEACHERS, education, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL PROGRAM, STUDENTS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, BASIC EDUCATION, ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, SCHOOLS, STUDENT ASSESSMENTS, SANITATION, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, REMEDIAL EDUCATION, SCHOOL MEALS, EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOL COMPLETION, URBAN SCHOOLS, FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE, CLASSROOMS, SCHOOL DAYS, EARLY CHILDHOOD, SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOL INITIATIVES, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS, DROPOUT RATE, HUMAN RIGHTS, PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENT ASSESSMENT, LITERATURE, PUBLIC SCHOOL, MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS, RURAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EDUCATION CYCLE, COMPLETION RATES, RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, FUTURE RESEARCH, HIGH SCHOOL, SPORTS, ACADEMIC SKILLS, EDUCATION OUTCOMES, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, STATE SCHOOLS, OPEN ACCESS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PAPERS, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOL STUDENTS, STUDENT, STUDENT PARTICIPATION, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT, SKILLS, SCHOOL DAY, EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, SECONDARY SCHOOL, HIGH DROPOUT, SCHOOL DROPOUT, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, INSTRUCTION, TEACHING, STUDENT SELECTION CRITERIA, SCIENCE EDUCATION, LEARNING, SCHOOL LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, EDUCATION POLICIES, STUDENT LEARNING, SCHOOL SYSTEM, NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTIONAL TIME, PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, SCHOOL YEARS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, SCHOOL SELECTION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, QUALITY EDUCATION, SCHOOL DIRECTORS, RESEARCH AGENDA, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SMALLER NUMBER, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, STUDENT OUTCOMES, FIRST GRADE, DROPOUT RATES, LABOR FORCE, SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS, SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, SCHOOLING
Abstract

To address the educational gap, many Latin American countries are focusing on extension of the school day and enrichment of the curriculum. In Brazil, a nationwide policy -- Mais Educação -- was implemented in 2008 with this objective. This paper explores the nationwide rollout of the program across the country and compares the performance of schools before and after implementation of the program. The paper quantifies the impacts of the program on student learning and dropout rates in urban areas, and investigates the heterogeneity of impacts by several characteristics of the program's implementation. Participating schools are compared with nonparticipating schools after controlling for school selection into the program based on observable characteristics using propensity score matching. The analysis finds that participation in Mais Educação has on average no impacts on school dropout rates and average negative impacts on mathematics test scores. The negative impacts on student achievement are stronger in the short term, which suggests that the negative effects may be reduced as the program improves its implementation. In addition, especially for fifth-grade schools, the level of student spending is associated with reduced dropout rates. Interestingly, in schools choosing the fields of Portuguese and/or sports in the added hours, the program is associated with lower test scores in Portuguese and mathematics. Finally, for the sample of fifth-grade schools, heterogeneous impacts are seen in the program according to the GDP per capita of the city where the school is located. The higher the GDP per capita, the greater the positive impact of the program on mathematics test scores and on dropout rates.

Published
2016

2. Vouchers for Basic Education in Developing Economies: An Accountability Perspective

Author

Ayesha Vawda and Varun Gauri

Subjects
LEARNING OUTCOMES, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, APPROACH TO EDUCATION, EXAMS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS, INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS, RURAL SCHOOLS, EDUCATION ECONOMICS, EMPLOYMENT, CURRICULA, ENROLLMENT RATES, LOW ENROLLMENTS, HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL SIZE, PRIMARY EDUCATION QUALITY, LEARNING DISABILITIES, STUDENT ENROLLMENTS, TEACHER ABSENTEEISM, EVALUATION OF EDUCATION, PRIVATE EDUCATION SECTOR, READING, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, ETHNIC GROUPS, Development, QUALITY STANDARDS, PUBLIC SCHOOL QUALITY, EDUCATION STANDARDS, TEXTBOOK, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, COGNITIVE SKILLS, STUDENT ENROLLMENT, TEACHER, SECONDARY EDUCATION, PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, NUMERACY, education, REPETITION RATES, HIGHER TEST SCORES, LOCAL SCHOOLS, LITERACY, EDUCATION VOUCHERS, STATISTICAL ANALYSES, BETTER SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLING, PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, SCHOOL YEAR, QUALITY OF TEACHER TRAINING, HIGH RATES OF TEACHER ABSENTEEISM, Economic growth, MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS, NATIONAL CURRICULUM, PUPIL FINANCING, TUITION COSTS, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, SPORTS, TEXTBOOKS, SCHOOL COSTS, SECONDARY ENROLLMENT, SHIFT SCHOOLS, ELEMENTS, RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS, STATE SCHOOLS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ACADEMIC YEAR, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PRIMARY LEVEL, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, TUTORING, SCHOOL STUDENTS, UNIVERSAL COVERAGE, QUALIFIED TEACHERS, TEXTBOOK SHORTAGES, YOUTH, EDUCATION SYSTEM, SCHOOL POPULATION, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, POOR PEOPLE, SCHOOL QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, SECONDARY SCHOOL, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOL FEES, ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, STUDENT BODY, EDUCATION REFORM, SCHOOL LEVEL, STUDENT FEES, HEADMASTERS, SCHOOLING FOR GIRLS, COMMUNITY GRANTS, SUPPLY OF SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, Education economics, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EQUITY IN EDUCATION, DOUBLE-SHIFT, SCHOOL INSPECTIONS, SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS, CLASS SIZES, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, PRINCIPALS, SCHOOLING, POLITICAL SCIENCE, STUDENT SUBSIDY, PEDAGOGICAL TRADITIONS, ELITE SCHOOLS, RACIAL SEGREGATION, EDUCATION SECTOR, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, MATH TEST, PARENTAL CHOICE, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, GRADE REPETITION, TEACHER SALARIES, EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, ETHNIC MINORITIES, OPEN UNIVERSITY, QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION, EXAM, SCHOOL BOARDS, CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS, education.field_of_study, BETTER TEACHERS, EDUCATORS, CURRICULUM, PRIVATE ENROLLMENTS, Accountability, QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Education reform, EDUCATIONAL REFORM, ENROLLMENT FIGURES, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, PRIMARY EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, TUITION, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, BASIC EDUCATION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, ACHIEVEMENT SCORES, DISADVANTAGED STUDENT, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, RURAL AREAS, SCHOOL LOCATION, TEACHER TRAINING, URBAN SCHOOLS, STUDENT ADMISSIONS, EQUAL TREATMENT, SOCIAL COHESION, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, TEACHER HIRING, AFFORDABLE ACCESS, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, LET, LITERATURE, PUBLIC SCHOOL, DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, RESEARCH FINDINGS, Poison control, PEDAGOGY, EDUCATION EXPENDITURE, EXAM PERFORMANCE, MUNICIPAL SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, TEACHING METHODS, ENROLLMENT RATES FOR GIRLS, PAPERS, GRADE ENROLLMENT, PLURALISM, Voucher, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, AVERAGE ENROLLMENT, EDUCATION REFORMS, Incentive, LOW ENROLLMENT RATES, CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, HUMAN CAPITAL, PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS, VOUCHER SYSTEM, Economics and Econometrics, EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION, PRIVATE SCHOOL, RETURNS TO EDUCATION, Population, STANDARDIZED TESTS, TEACHING, LEARNING, EXPENDITURES, NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, PRIVATE STUDENTS, SCHOOL OWNERS, PRIVATE EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Education policy, UNIVERSITIES, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SCHOOL FUNDING, SCHOLARSHIPS, EDUCATION POLICY, ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAM, LEARNING METHODS, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, Business
Abstract

Advocates argue that voucher programs can correct the incentive problems of education systems in developing economies. An accountability perspective, based on a principal-agent framework, was developed to clarify the arguments for and against education vouchers. An assessment of findings on voucher programs in industrial countries and a review of voucher or quasi-voucher experiences in Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Czech Republic support the usefulness of the analytic framework. The assessment concludes that the policy relevance of voucher programs for developing economies remains uncertain. Major voucher initiatives have been attempted only in countries with a well-developed institutional infrastructure. Some studies find favorable benefits for at least some population groups, but others find limited effects and evidence of increasing social stratification in schools. Whether vouchers lead to better outcomes or greater stratification appears related to specific contexts, institutional variables, and program designs.

Published
2004

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