RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Impact of School Reform on Student Performance Evidence
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 500
OP 522
DO 10.3368/jhr.39.2.500
VO 39
IS 2
A1 Schwartz, Amy Ellen
A1 Stiefel, Leanna
A1 Kim, Dae Yeop
YR 2004
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/39/2/500.abstract
AB This paper evaluates the impact of the New York Networks for School Renewal Project, a whole school reform initiated by the Annenberg Foundation as part of a nationwide reform strategy. It uses data on students in randomly chosen control schools to estimate impacts on student achievement, using an intent-to-treat design. After controlling for student demographic, mobility, and school characteristics, the authors find positive impacts for students attending reform schools in the fourth Grade, mixed evidence for fifth Grade, and slight to no evidence for sixth Grade. On average, there is a small positive impact. The paper illustrates how relatively inexpensive administrative data can be used to evaluate education reforms.