The Impact of a Comprehensive School Reform Policy for Weak Schools on Educational Achievement; Results of the First 4 years

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

De Economist, 2016, vol. 164, issue 4, No 5, 445-476

Abstract: Abstract This 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 4 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.

Keywords: Comprehensive school reform; Educational achievement; Difference-in-differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s10645-016-9281-4

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