Why do charter schools fail?: An analysis of charter school survival in New Jersey

Why do charter schools fail?: An analysis of charter school survival in New Jersey

Charter school competition can only work as a policy to improve public education if schools that do not contribute to this goal are allowed to fail. We estimate survival regressions to assess the effects of various factors on the probability of school failure. We find that students' test scores...

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Veröffentlicht in:Contemporary economic policy 2015-04, Vol.33 (2), p.300-314
Hauptverfasser: Schwenkenberg, Julia, VanDerHoff, James H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Analysis
Appropriations and expenditures
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Charter schools
Competition
Demographics
Deviation
Education
Education expenses
Educational aspects
Educational evaluation
Educational reform
Enrollments
Examinations
Interpretation
New Jersey
Probability
Public education
Public schools
Regression analysis
School contests
Schools
Standard deviation
Students
Studies
Test results
U.S.A
USA
Wettbewerb
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Zusammenfassung:Charter school competition can only work as a policy to improve public education if schools that do not contribute to this goal are allowed to fail. We estimate survival regressions to assess the effects of various factors on the probability of school failure. We find that students' test scores are the most important determinant of survival: a one standard deviation increase reduces the probability of failure by 76%. Higher expenditures per student and a longer wait list result in smaller, but significant, reductions. Enrollment, average performance in the host district, and student demographics do not significantly affect school survival. (JEL I21, H75)
ISSN:1074-3529
1465-7287
0735-0007
1465-7287
DOI:10.1111/coep.12068