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Davis, Devora H.; Raymond, Margaret E. – Economics of Education Review, 2012
Two quasi-experimental methods--fixed effects (FE) and virtual control records (VCR)--were used to measure charter schooling in 14 states and two districts. The new VCR method uses all available observable charter student characteristics and prior performance to create a composite comparison record. A head-to-head comparison of the FE and VCR…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Effectiveness, Policy Analysis, Educational Experience
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Winters, Marcus A. – Economics of Education Review, 2012
This paper uses student level data from New York City to study the relationship between a public school losing enrollment to charter school competitors and the academic achievement of students who remain enrolled in it. Geographic measures most often used to study the effect of school choice policies on public school student achievement are not…
Descriptors: Evidence, Charter Schools, School Choice, Academic Achievement