Estimating scale economies and the optimal size of school districts: A flexible form approach
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DOI: 10.1002/berj.3312
Abstract: This paper investigates estimation methods to model the relationship between school district size, costs per student and the organisation of school districts. We show that the assumptions on the functional form strongly affect the estimated… read more here.
Keywords: district; school; form; size ... See more keywords
Public Health Benefits 16 Years After a Statewide Policy Change: Communities That Care in Pennsylvania
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DOI: 10.1007/s11121-019-01028-y
Abstract: Communities That Care (CTC), an evidence-based prevention system, has been installed outside of a research context in over 500 communities worldwide. Yet, its effectiveness in a non-research context is unknown. Using a repeated cross-sectional design… read more here.
Keywords: communities care; use; school; health benefits ... See more keywords
The Segregation of Opportunity: Social and Financial Resources in the Educational Contexts of Lower- and Higher-Income Children, 1990–2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s13524-019-00817-y
Abstract: This article provides a rich longitudinal portrait of the financial and social resources available in the school districts of high- and low-income students in the United States from 1990 to 2014. Combining multiple publicly available… read more here.
Keywords: high low; school; segregation; low income ... See more keywords
Winter Storms and Unplanned School Closure Announcements on Twitter: Comparison Between the States of Massachusetts and Georgia, 2017-2018.
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2022.41
Abstract: OBJECTIVE This project aimed to quantify and compare Massachusetts and Georgia public school districts' 2017-2018 winter-storm-related Twitter unplanned school closure announcements (USCA). METHODS Public school district Twitter handles and National Center for Education Statistics data… read more here.
Keywords: winter storm; school districts; school; twitter ... See more keywords
Do School Districts Affect NYC House Prices? Identifying Border Differences Using a Bayesian Nonparametric Approach to Geographic Regression Discontinuity Designs
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DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2020.1817749
Abstract: Abstract What is the premium on house price for a particular school district? To estimate this in New York City we use a novel implementation of a geographic regression discontinuity design (GeoRDD) built from Gaussian… read more here.
Keywords: regression; school; price; house ... See more keywords
Marketing diversity: selling school districts in a racialized marketplace
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DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2017.1386327
Abstract: Abstract Schools in the US and across the globe are increasingly engaged in marketing practices to attract and retain students and families. This study examines why and how administrators and school board members in two… read more here.
Keywords: diversity selling; district; diversity; school ... See more keywords
Relation of masking policy to COVID-19 positivity rate in Texas school districts
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DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2056369
Abstract: Abstract Understanding of the impact of masking in schools to prevent COVID transmission is limited since much of the data considers factors in addition to masking. We collected data from 30 school districts in Texas,… read more here.
Keywords: school districts; relation masking; covid positivity; masking ... See more keywords
Prioritizing well-being in K-12 education: lessons from a multiple case study of Canadian school districts.
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DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daad003
Abstract: Increasingly, school districts are looking for insights on how to embed a well-being focus across school communities. Well-being in K-12 education is proven to support positive mental health, improve academic performance and contribute to positive… read more here.
Keywords: canadian school; school districts; education; case study ... See more keywords
Show Who the Money? Teacher Sorting Patterns and Performance Pay across U.S. School Districts
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DOI: 10.1111/puar.12789
Abstract: Pay for performance (PFP) remains one of the most controversial policy debates in the New Public Management reform era. Skepticism about PFP in the public sector is often grounded in theories of public service motivation… read more here.
Keywords: pay; across school; teacher; school districts ... See more keywords
The under-funding of Latinx-serving school districts
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DOI: 10.1177/0031721720909593
Abstract: An analysis of school district spending across the U.S. reveals 66 districts where the students face much greater needs than in surrounding districts (i.e., child poverty is more than 20% higher) but where per-pupil spending… read more here.
Keywords: funding latinx; latinx serving; serving school; school ... See more keywords
“Next-Generation” Accountability? Evidence From Three School Districts
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DOI: 10.1177/0042085917741727
Abstract: Educational accountability is dominated by a focus on test scores to assess academic achievement. An emerging trend toward “next-generation” accountability includes a broader conception of student learning and multiple metrics. A policy design approach is… read more here.
Keywords: generation accountability; school; accountability; next generation ... See more keywords