Learning in secondary > No excuses charter schools (eLS) > Dobbie 2011
Detailed Information
Country | Country: United States |
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GDP per capita | 52.983 |
Context details | Low performing students in New York City school district |
Age | Grade 6 |
Implementation year | 2005 |
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Implementer | Government |
Duration (months) | 27 |
Cost | Harlem Children’s Zone spends $19,272 per pupil; the median school district in New York State spent $16,171 per pupil in 2006 |
Intervention details | Attending a Promise Academy charter school (similar to a No Excuses) that emphasizes longer hours, remedial tutoring and employing quality teachers |
Evaluation design | Instrumental variables |
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Cluster definition | Individual |
Sample | Outcome | Test | Source Table | Observations | Statistics on Effects |
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Grade 8 | Language | SAT | N/A | 1449 | Coeff: 4.70; SE: 3.30; SD: 100.00 |
Grade 8 | Math | SAT | 3 | 1449 | Coeff: 22.90; SE: 3.70; SD: 100.00 |