Title Information
Title
The Impact of Targeted vs. General Education Investments: Evidence from Special Education and English Language Learners in Boston Charter Schools
Name
Name Part
Elizabeth Setren
Role
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author
Subject
Topic
education reform
Subject
Topic
achievement gap
Subject
Topic
education production function
Subject
Topic
school finance
Subject
Topic
special education
Subject
Topic
English Language Learners
Subject
Topic
charter schools
Subject (edworkp)
Topic
K-12 Education
Subject (edworkp)
Topic
Inequality
Subject (edworkp)
Topic
Markets (vouchers, choice, for-profits, vendors)
Subject (edworkp)
Topic
Multiple outcomes of education
Subject (edworkp)
Topic
Program and policy effects
Origin Information
Date Created
2019
Publisher
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Abstract
Using novel variation in special education and English Language Learner classification from admissions lotteries, I find that students can achieve large academic gains without specialized services. Enrolling in a Boston charter school doubles the likelihood that students lose their special education or English Language Learner status, but exposes students to a high-performing general education program that includes high intensity tutoring, data driven instruction, and increased instructional time. The positive effects extend to college: charters nearly double the likelihood that English Language Learners enroll in four-year colleges and quadruple the likelihood that special education students graduate from two-year college. A multiple instrument strategy suggests that high quality general education practices drive the gains and finds no detrimental effect from lower classification rates.
Language
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eng
Type of Resource
text
Genre (aat)
grey literature
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edworkingpapers.com
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Identifier: DOI
10.26300/w3wj-ar07
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