Effects of School Turnaround on K-3 Student AchievementGary T. HenryauthorShelby M. McNeillauthorErica Harbatkinauthorschool turnaroundearly childhoodstudent achievementEarly childhoodProgram and policy effects2019Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown UniversityThis article contributes to the literature on school turnaround by examining the effect of the North Carolina Transformation (NCT) initiative, which was implemented in 75 low-performing schools after the state’s efforts to turn around the lowest performing schools under Race to the Top ended, on student reading score growth in grades K-3. Reading score growth is measured using the mCLASS Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy (DIBELS) assessment. Utilizing a regression discontinuity design, we find that the NCT intervention had null effects on K-3 reading score growth across both the 2016 and 2017 school years. engtextgrey literatureedworkingpapers.com10.26300/4b08-h585In Copyright