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School Accountability and School Choice: Effects on Student Selection Across Schools

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  • Cassandra M. D. Hart
  • David N. Figlio

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This paper examines the effect of the introduction of school accountability policies in Florida on schools’ student body composition. We specifically examine the effects of the state issuing official school “grades” on the composition of incoming kindergarten classes, using novel data on families’ socioeconomic characteristics drawn from birth records. High socioeconomic status parents were particularly responsive to the introduction of grades. Schools that received A grades saw significant increases in an index measure of socioeconomic status among their kindergarten students after enactment of the policy. We find some evidence that responses are stronger for A schools that have nearby alternatives, and where nearby alternatives are poorer-performing schools.

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  • Cassandra M. D. Hart & David N. Figlio, 2015. "School Accountability and School Choice: Effects on Student Selection Across Schools," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 68(3S), pages 875-900, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:68:y:2015:i:3s:p:875-900
    DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2015.3S.07
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    1. Gregg, John J. & Lavertu, Stéphane, 2023. "Test-based accountability and educational equity: Breaking through local district politics?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    2. Carmen Aina & Massimiliano Bratti & Enrico Lippo, 2021. "Ranking high schools using university student performance in Italy," Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer;Fondazione Edison, vol. 38(1), pages 293-321, April.

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