DiNardo, John Enrico; Bacolod, Marigee; Jacobson, Mireille - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
"Accountability mandates" -- the explicit linking of school funding, resources, and autonomy to student performance on standardized exams -- have proliferated in the last 10 years. In this paper, we examine California's accountability system, which for several years financially rewarded schools...
