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Alvaro Hofflinger; Paul T. von Hippel – Sociology of Education, 2020
Debates in education policy draw on different theories about how to raise children's achievement. The "school competition" theory holds that achievement rises when students can choose among competing schools. The "school resources" theory holds that achievement rises with schools' resources per student. The "family…
Descriptors: School Choice, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Mathematics Achievement
Alvaro Hofflinger; Paul T. von Hippel – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
Debates in education policy draw on different theories about how to raise children's achievement. The "school competition" theory holds that achievement rises when families can choose among competing schools. The school resource theory holds that achievement rises with school spending and resources that spending can buy. The "family…
Descriptors: School Choice, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Mathematics Achievement