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“No Excuses” Charter Schools: A Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Evidence on Student Achievement

Year: 2017

Type: review

Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis

Abstract: Many most well-known charter schools in the United States use a “No Excuses” approach. We conduct the first meta-analysis of the achievement impacts of No Excuses charter schools, focusing on experimental, lottery-based studies. We estimate that No Excuses charter schools increase student math and literacy achievement by 0.25 and 0.17, respectively, for approximately each year of attendance. These are large and meaningful gains. Moreover, these effects are substantially larger than those of attending other kinds of charter schools. We discuss policy implications and offer necessary caveats.

Source: Journal of School Choice

DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2017.1286210

Authors: Albert Cheng, Collin Hitt, Brian Kisida, Jonathan N. Mills

Institutions: Harvard University, SIU Medicine, University of Missouri, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Language: English

Topic: School Choice and Performance

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2182108035

FWCI: 3.317

Cites: 93

Cited by: 84

Related to: 10