Effect
Average
Learning
Points
| Country | United States |
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| GDP per capita | 49,368 |
| Context details | Public and charter schools in Massachusetts |
| Age | - |
| Implementation year | 2002 |
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| Implementer | Government |
| Duration (months) | 16 |
| Cost | Average per student expenditure in charters is $12,618; $13,668 in urban charters; $11,091 in nonurban charters, $13,047 in traditional public schools |
| Intervention details | Attending a No Excuses charter school which emphasizes discipline, core reading and math skills, longer instruction time and selective teacher hiring |
| Evaluation design | Randomized evaluation |
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| Cluster definition | Individual |
| Study | Angrist, Joshua D., Parag A. Pathak, and Christopher R. Walters. "Explaining Charter School Effectiveness." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 5, no. 4 (2013): 1-27. |
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| Sample | Outcome | Test | Source Table | Observations | Statistics on Effects%2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | Math | MCAS | 99999 | 4,050 4.050 | Coeff: 27.30; SE: 7.10; SD: 100.00 |
| Grade 10 | Language | MCAS | 99999 | 4,103 4.103 | Coeff: 20.60; SE: 6.00; SD: 100.00 |