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Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

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Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

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Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

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American Economic Association

Journal title

American economic journal. Economic policy, 2013-05, Vol.5 (2), p.251-281

Language

English

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American Economic Association

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While numerous studies have found that school accountability boosts test scores, it is uncertain whether estimated test score gains reflect genuine improvements or merely "gaming" behaviors. This paper brings to bear new evidence from a unique five-year, threeround survey conducted of a census of public elementary schools in Florida that is linked...

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Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1347353802

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1347353802

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ISSN

1945-7731

E-ISSN

1945-774X

DOI

10.1257/pol.5.2.251

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