The impact of a comprehensive school reform policy for failing schools on educational achievement; Results of the first four years

Roel van Elk () and Suzanne Kok
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Roel van Elk: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

No 264, CPB Discussion Paper from CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

Abstract: This CPB Discussion Paper estimates the effects of a comprehensive school reform program on high-stakes test scores in Amsterdam. The program implements a systematic and performance-based way of working within weakly performing primary schools and integrates measures such as staff coaching, teacher evaluations and teacher schooling, and the use of new instruction methods. Difference-in-differences estimates show substantial negative effects on test scores for pupils in their final year of primary school. The program decreased test scores with 0.17 standard deviations in the first four years after its introduction. A potential explanation for this finding is the intensive and rigorous approach that caused an unstable work climate with increased teacher replacement.

JEL-codes: E32 E52 E62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-01
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