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Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter School Expansion. CEP Discussion Paper No. 1577
- Source :
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Centre for Economic Performance . 2018. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The fiscal and educational consequences of charter expansion for non-charter students are central issues in the debate over charter schools. Do charter schools drain resources and high-achieving peers from non-charter schools? This paper answers these questions using an empirical strategy that exploits a 2011 reform that lifted caps on charter schools for underperforming districts in Massachusetts. We use complementary synthetic control instrumental variables (IV-SC) and differences-in-differences instrumental variables (IV-DiD) estimators. The results suggest greater charter attendance increases per-pupil expenditures in traditional public schools and induces them to shift expenditure from support services to instruction and salaries. At the same time, charter expansion has a small positive effect on non-charter students' achievement.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2042-2695
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Centre for Economic Performance
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- ED593183
- Document Type :
- Reports - Research