How Much Do Students Matter? Applying the Oaxaca Decomposition to Explain Determinants of Adequate Yearly Progress.

The federal government and many state governments have recently passed legislation that punishes school districts for not showing consistent improvement in standardized test scores. This article measures the extent to which school performance reflects student characteristics. After splitting schools...

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Publicado en:Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 563 - 582
Autores principales: Krieg, John M., Storer, Paul
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell October 2006
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