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The Effect of Charter School Openings on Traditional Public Schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina

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  • Kirsten Slungaard Mumma

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The rapid expansion of charter schools has fueled concerns about their impact on traditional public schools. I estimate the effect of charter openings on traditional public schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina by comparing schools near actual charter sites to those near proposed sites that were never occupied. I find charter openings reduced public school enrollment by around 5 percent and reduced White enrollment in North Carolina. I find no impact on student achievement, and my 95 percent confidence intervals rule out effects larger than ±0.05 standard deviations. I find no effects on attendance or suspensions.

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  • Kirsten Slungaard Mumma, 2022. "The Effect of Charter School Openings on Traditional Public Schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 14(2), pages 445-474, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejpol:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:445-74
    DOI: 10.1257/pol.20190457
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    Cited by:

    1. Andrew Bibler & Stephen B. Billings & Stephen L. Ross, 2023. "Does School Choice Leave Behind Future Criminals?," Working papers 2023-02, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics.
    2. Bruhn, Jesse & Imberman, Scott & Winters, Marcus, 2022. "Regulatory arbitrage in teacher hiring and retention: Evidence from Massachusetts Charter Schools," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 215(C).
    3. Tobin, Zachary, 2024. "How do public schools respond to competition? Evidence from a charter school expansion," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).

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    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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