Do superintendents of education matter?

Soichiro Sugita
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Soichiro Sugita: Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University

No 2024-021, Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series from Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University

Abstract: While research on the management and leadership of superintendents has been extensively conducted in the United States, empirical studies within the Japanese context remain limited. We analyzes the impact of municipal superintendents' turnover on student achievement using panel data from academic assessments conducted in an anonymous prefecture. We show that the effect of superintendents' turnover on academic performance varies across municipalities, exhibiting a roughly symmetric distribution around zero, with both positive and negative impacts. Furthermore, the impacts of superintendent turnover on scores in Japanese language and mathematics are positively correlated. These findings suggest that the management and leadership of municipal superintendents are among the key determinants of student achievement in Japan.

Keywords: Superintendents; Accountability; Difference in Differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I22 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2024-10-12
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