KINNUCAN, Henry W.; SMITH, Martin D.; ZHENG, Yuqing; … - In: Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies 12 (2012) 1, pp. 5-24
County level data for the period 1999-2007 are used to assess the effects of NCLB on student performance in Alabama’s rural schools. Results suggest revisions to the state’s accountability system associated with the Act had a positive effect on 8th grade test scores for language, and for...