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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Published in:	Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 563 - 582
Main Authors:	Krieg, John M., Storer, Paul
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell October 2006
Subjects:	Achievement tests Test scoring Education policy United States education system School choice No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost