How Accountability Pressure on Failing Schools Affects Student Achievement

By Hanley S. Chiang. 2009

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Subfields: Education, Information Systems and Management

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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…”
Does accountability pressure through school inspections promote school improvement? (2015, background): “Chiang (2009) found that sanction threats boost school spending on teacher training, curricular development, and instructional technology.”
Report Cards: The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets (2014, background): “In the United States, the joint impact of information, accountability, and sanctions improved outcomes for poorly performing public schools (Rockoff & Turner, 2008; Chiang, 2009), and information on school rankings altered parental choices (Hastings & Weinstein, 2008).”
Improving Measurement of Productivity in Higher Education (2013, background): “107-110) lead to substantial gains in at least some subjects (Ballou and Springer, 2008; Ladd and Lauen, 2010; Reback, Rockoff, and Schwartz, 2011; Wong, Cook, and Steiner, 2010), and others have found that accountability systems implemented by states and localities also improve average student test”
Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure. Working Paper 13. (2007, background): “…said, while the threat of job loss should be a compelling reason for principals to attempt to institute policies that would improve student achievement, Chiang (2007) does not find evidence that principals are, in fact, more likely to lose their jobs following the school’s receipt of an “F” grade.”