Do Accountability and Voucher Threats Improve Low-Performing Schools? NBER Working Paper No. 11597.

By David N. Figlio, C. Rouse. 2005

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Subfields: Education, Sociology and Political Science

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Field experiments in labor economics (2010, background): “efficiency gains (Epple and Romano, 1998; Ferreyra, 2007; Nechyba, 2000; Rouse, 1998; Figlio and Rouse, 2006; Hsieh and Urquiola, 2006; Epple et al., 2006; Arcidiacono, 2005).”
Competitive Effects of Means-Tested School Vouchers. Working Paper 46. (2010, unknown): “Other papers (e.g., Chakrabarti 2007; Chiang 2009; Figlio and Rouse 2006; Rouse et al.2007; and West and Peterson 2006) estimate the effects of receipt of an "F" grade in Florida's school accountability system, because repeated receipt of the lowest grade triggered voucher eligibility for students…”
Teaching to the rating: School accountability and the distribution of student achievement (2008, background): “There is also a growing literature concerning the impact of school accountability programs on student achievement (e.g., Grissmer and Flanagan, 1998, Carnoy, Loeb, and Smith, 2003, Figlio and Rouse, 2005, Jacob, 2005, Hanushek and Raymond, 2005).”
Cream Skimming, Parking, and Other Intended and Unintended Effects of High-Powered, Performance-Based Contracts (2013, background): “For example, Figlio and Rouse (2006) found that Florida schools that faced pressure to improve the fraction of students scoring above minimum levels on comprehensive assessment tests focused their attention on students in the lower portion of the achievement distribution and on the subjects tested…”
How Much Do Educational Outcomes Matter in OECD Countries? (2011, background): “In Florida, the threat of becoming subject to private-school choice if failing on the test has been shown to increase school performance particularly for disadvantaged students (West and Peterson (2006); Figlio and Rouse (2006)).”
The Role of Education Quality in Economic Growth (Part II) (2007, unknown): “…on the accountability test a voucher to attend private schools.80 In Florida, the threat of becoming subject to private-school choice if failing on the test has been shown to increase school performance particularly for disadvantaged students (West and Peterson (2006); Figlio and Rouse (2006)).”
Can Principals Identify Effective Teachers? Evidence on Subjective Performance Evaluation in Education (2008, background): “36 For examples of studies that examine accountability programs within education, see Kane and Staiger (2002), Figlio and Winicki (2005), Jacob (2005), and Figlio and Rouse (2006).”
The Role of School Improvement in Economic Development (2007, unknown): “…on the accountability test a voucher to attend private schools.80 In Florida, the threat of becoming subject to private-school choice if failing on the test has been shown to increase school performance particularly for disadvantaged students (West and Peterson (2006); Figlio and Rouse (2006)).”