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Local Violence, Academic Performance, and School Accountability

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  • Marcus Casey
  • Jeffrey C. Schiman
  • Maciej Wachala

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Standardized test scores and value-added measures largely determine "grades" assigned to teachers and schools. Poor evaluations have severe implications: in some cases, entire schools may be closed or replaced by a charter. Although evaluation depends on within-school factors, random shocks external to the school environment may affect measured test performance and evaluations. In this article, we study a salient shock: violent crime. Our results suggest exposure to an additional violent event is associated with decreased test performance. These performance declines are consequential as the schools impacted by within-testing period violent crime are also less likely to meet accountability standards.

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  • Marcus Casey & Jeffrey C. Schiman & Maciej Wachala, 2018. "Local Violence, Academic Performance, and School Accountability," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 108, pages 213-216, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:108:y:2018:p:213-16
    Note: DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20181109
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    Cited by:

    1. Eunsik Chang & María Padilla-Romo, 2019. "The Effects of Local Violent Crime on High-Stakes Tests," Working Papers 2019-03, University of Tennessee, Department of Economics.
    2. Campos, Rodger, 2024. "Keep One's Eyes on the Ball: The Impact of Sport Arena on Housing Price," TD NEREUS 11-2024, Núcleo de Economia Regional e Urbana da Universidade de São Paulo (NEREUS).
    3. Butts, Kyle, 2023. "JUE Insight: Difference-in-differences with geocoded microdata," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).

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    JEL classification:

    • 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
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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