Chicago and Florida administrative data for estimating charter high school attainment effects¶

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Description¶

The study draws on data from Chicago and Florida to estimate the effects of attending a charter high school on high school completion and college attendance. The authors state that "we use data from Chicago and Florida to estimate the effects of attending a charter high school," and the analysis controls for "demographics, prior test scores, and the prior choice to enroll in a charter middle school." The dataset supports comparing charter high school attendees with traditional public high school students on attainment outcomes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Student characteristics including demographics, prior test scores, and prior charter middle school enrollment must be measurable to apply the study's controls

Constraints¶

• Findings are specific to charter high schools in Chicago and Florida as studied; the article does not claim generalizability beyond these locations

Target Learners¶

• high school students in charter and traditional public high schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• high school completion
• college attendance

Related Elements¶

• Florida statewide longitudinal data linking charter high school attendance to adult outcomes

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Kevin Booker, Tim R. Sass, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer. (2010). The Unknown World of Charter High Schools. Education Next, vol. 10, no. 2. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-unknown-world-of-charter-high-schools