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Improving educational quality: how best to evaluate our schools Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Eric A. Hanushek
Margaret E. Raymond
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This paper considers some of the basic features of school accountability systems and assesses both the incentives for change that are imbedded in these systems and the existing evidence we have about behavior under different systems.
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Volume (Year): (2002)
Issue (Month): Jun ()
Pages: 193-247
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Keywords: Education ; References listed on IDEAS Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile , click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
David N. Figlio & Maurice E. Lucas, 2000.
"What's in a Grade? School Report Cards and House Prices ,"
NBER Working Papers
8019, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Baker, George P, 1992.
"Incentive Contracts and Performance Measurement ,"
Journal of Political Economy ,
University of Chicago Press, vol. 100(3), pages 598-614, June.
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Eric A. Hanushek & John F. Kain & Steven G. Rivkin, 2001.
"Disruption versus Tiebout Improvement: The Costs and Benefits of Switching Schools ,"
NBER Working Papers
8479, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Other versions: Hanushek, Eric A. & Rivkin, Steven G., 2006.
"Teacher Quality ,"
Handbook of the Economics of Education ,
Elsevier.
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Richards, Craig E. & Sheu, Tian Ming, 1992.
"The South Carolina school incentive reward program: A policy analysis ,"
Economics of Education Review ,
Elsevier, vol. 11(1), pages 71-86, March.
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Eric A. Hanushek & Steven G. Rivkin, 2003.
"Does Public School Competition Affect Teacher Quality? ,"
NBER Chapters ,
in: The Economics of School Choice, pages 23-48
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Ladd, Helen F., 1999.
"The Dallas school accountability and incentive program: an evaluation of its impacts on student outcomes ,"
Economics of Education Review ,
Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 1-16, February.
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Other versions: Eric A. Hanushek & Julie A. Somers, 1999.
"Schooling, Inequality, and the Impact of Government ,"
NBER Working Papers
7450, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Thomas J. Kane & Douglas O. Staiger, 2001.
"Improving School Accountability Measures ,"
NBER Working Papers
8156, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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David N. Figlio & Lawrence S. Getzler, 2002.
"Accountability , Ability and Disability: Gaming the System ,"
NBER Working Papers
9307, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Hanushek, Eric A & Rivkin, Steven G & Taylor, Lori L, 1996.
"Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources ,"
The Review of Economics and Statistics ,
MIT Press, vol. 78(4), pages 611-27, November.
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Hanushek, E-A & Rivkin, S-G & Taylor, L-L, 1995.
"Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources ,"
RCER Working Papers
397, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER).
Eric A. Hanushek & Steven G. Rivkin & Lori L. Taylor, 1996.
"Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources ,"
NBER Working Papers
5548, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
[Downloadable!] (restricted) Sandra E. Black, 1999.
"Do Better Schools Matter? Parental Valuation Of Elementary Education ,"
The Quarterly Journal of Economics ,
MIT Press, vol. 114(2), pages 577-599, May.
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Other versions: Julie Berry Cullen & Randall Reback, 2006.
"Tinkering Toward Accolades: School Gaming Under a Performance Accountability System ,"
NBER Working Papers
12286, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Alejandra Mizala & Pilar Romaguera, 2003.
"Desafíos metodológicos de los Sistemas de Evaluación e Incentivos en Educación. El caso del SNED en Chile (Methodological challenges for evaluation and incentive systems in education. The case of ,"
Documentos de Trabajo
159, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile.
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Patricia M. Anderson & Kristin Butcher, 2004.
"Reading, writing, and raisinets: are school finances contributing to children’s obesity? ,"
Working Paper Series
WP-04-16, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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Patricia M. Anderson & Kristin F. Butcher, 2005.
"Reading, Writing and Raisinets: Are School Finances Contributing to Children's Obesity? ,"
NBER Working Papers
11177, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Rajashri Chakrabarti, 2004.
"Impact of Voucher Design on Public School Performance: Evidence from Florida and Milwaukee Voucher Programs ,"
Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings
221, Econometric Society.
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Other versions: Eric A. Hanushek & Margaret E. Raymond, 2004.
"Does School Accountability Lead to Improved Student Performance? ,"
NBER Working Papers
10591, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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David N. Figlio & Cecilia Rouse, 2005.
"Do Accountability and Voucher Threats Improve Low-Performing Schools? ,"
NBER Working Papers
11597, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Other versions: Kenneth Y. Chay & Patrick J. McEwan & Miguel Urquiola, 2005.
"The Central Role of Noise in Evaluating Interventions That Use Test Scores to Rank Schools ,"
American Economic Review ,
American Economic Association, vol. 95(4), pages 1237-1258, September.
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Other versions: Alejandra Mizala & Pilar Romaguera, 2003.
"Rendimiento Escolar y Premios por Desempeño. La Experiencia Latinoamericana (Scholastic performance and performance awards) ,"
Documentos de Trabajo
157, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile.
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