Heterogeneous effects of school autonomy in England
Abstract
A 2010 education reform gave English schools the option to become academies, autonomous but state-funded schools. Academies can opt for two different models of governance by choosing to remain standalone schools or join an academy chain. We investigate the causal effect of the governance model on student achievement and school inputs. We find that students in academy chains have higher end-of-primary school test scores, with stronger effects for low achievers and early converter academies. School chains are more efficient than standalone academies, achieving better results while spending less overall. Survey data suggest that chains favor management changes, whereas standalone academies make changes related to educational practices.
Citation
Neri , L & Pasini , E 2023 , ' Heterogeneous effects of school autonomy in England ' , Economics of Education Review , vol. 94 , 102366 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102366
Publication
Economics of Education Review
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0272-7757Type
Journal article
Description
Funding: This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council.Collections
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