Charter high school attendees experience higher earnings in their mid-20s¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2016 · checked against its sources 2026-10-09 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Florida students who attended charter high schools experience higher earnings in their mid-20s. → Tim R. Sass 2016

Evidence¶

Tim R. Sass 2016¶

Tim R. Sass, Ron W. Zimmer, Brian P. Gill, Kevin T. Booker. (2016). Charter High Schools' Effects on Long-Term Attainment and Earnings. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol. 35, issue 3. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/ja-charter-high-schools-effects-on-longterm-attainment-and-earnings

q3 · i? · causal · r?

The paper presents itself as "the first to estimate charter schools' effects on earnings in adulthood," and reports that attendees "in their mid-20s they experience higher earnings." No earnings effect size is printed in the available text.

"This paper is the first to estimate charter schools' effects on earnings in adulthood, alongside effects on educational attainment."

Discussion¶

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