Educating bright students in urban schools

Kalena E. Cortes, Wael Moussa and Jeffrey M. Weinstein

Economics of Education Review, 2013, vol. 37, issue C, 286-297

Abstract: Our study analyzes the impact of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, a college-preparatory educational program designed for higher-achieving students, on high school academic achievement in Chicago Public Schools. We exploit exogenous variation in the offering of the program across schools over time with a difference-in-differences framework. We estimate a positive effect of the program on the probability of obtaining a B average or better in coursework, with most of the effect accruing to performance in mathematics. Most importantly, the program led to a decrease in the likelihood of high school dropout and an increase in the probability of high school graduation.

Keywords: Curriculum reform; Education policy; International Baccalaureate; Student achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H75 I21 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.07.002

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