Choices for Studying Choice Dev Davis Macke Raymond

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Choices for Studying ChoiceDev DavisMacke
Raymond
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Study Approach

• One large multi-location dataset
• 14 states plus two large districts
• Student-level results
• 2004-2005 through 2007-2008
• Two methods
• Student fixed effects
• Virtual control records
• Two comparisons
• Head-to-head comparison of the methods
• Policy analysis

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Virtual Control Record Process
Match rate is 86
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Head-to-Head Comparison
  Math Math Math Math Read Read Read Read
  FE N389,961 FE N389,961 VCR N351,616 VCR N351,616 FE N428,018 FE N428,018 VCR N381,096 VCR N381,096
All students -0.07 -0.06 -0.03 -0.02
Black -0.03 -0.04 -0.03 -0.03
Hispanic -0.07 -0.06 -0.03 -0.03
White -0.17 -0.16 -0.09 -0.07
Low income 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.03
English learner 0.11 0.05 0.07 0.04
Special ed 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.02

Significant at p 0.05 Significant at
p 0.01
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Policy AnalysisNational Charter Performance
  Math Math Math Math Read Read Read Read
  FE N19,905,212 FE N19,905,212 VCR N1,692,236 VCR N1,692,236 FE N19,780,459 FE N19,780,459 VCR N1,765,464 VCR N1,765,464
All students -0.07 -0.02 -0.05 0.01
Black -0.03 0.01 -0.04 0.01
Hispanic -0.06 -0.02 -0.04 0.00
White -0.13 -0.06 -0.09 -0.01
Low income 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02
English learner 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.03
Special ed 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01

Significant at p 0.05 Significant at
p 0.01
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Summary of Findings

• Charter school results vary by student subgroup.
• Positive for low income, English learners
• Other groups mixed or negative
• Charter school results vary by location.
• Positive for 6 locations in math reading
• Negative for 4 locations in math reading
• Charter school results vary by school.
• Positive for 19 of schools in math 19 in
  reading
• Negative for 33 of schools in math 21 in
  reading

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Policy Implications

• Closure rate comparison
• Small businesses 50 percent
• Charter schools 15 percent
• Accountability side of flexibility-for-accountabil
  ity equation is important for quality.
• Authorizing renewal
• Publicly available information comparisons
• Other possibilities
• School age
• Affiliation with charter networks
• State charter school policies

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Thank You
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