Using a rich dataset that merges student-level school records with birth records, and leveraging a student fixed … effects design, we explore how the massive scale-up of a Florida private school choice program affected public school students … suspension rates) attending public schools closer to more pre-program private school options. Effects are particularly pronounced …

Using a rich dataset that merges student-level school records with birth records, and leveraging a student fixed … effects design, we explore how the massive scale-up of a Florida private school choice program affected public school students … suspension rates) attending public schools closer to more pre-program private school options. Effects are particularly pronounced …

School assignment policies are a key lever to increase access to high performing schools and to promote racial and … school for applicants to the METCO program. I compare those with and without offers to enroll in suburban schools. I use a … characteristics from birth records and application data. Attending a suburban school boosts 10th grade Math and English test scores by …

School assignment policies are a key lever to increase access to high performing schools and to promote racial and … school for applicants to the METCO program. I compare those with and without offers to enroll in suburban schools. I use a … characteristics from birth records and application data. Attending a suburban school boosts 10th grade Math and English test scores by …

We investigate the effects of public school open enrolment, which allows students to enroll in any public school with … whose catchment school is locally top-ranked according to test scores, greater choice is of no direct benefit; however …, students whose catchment school is locally lowest-ranked earn higher scores when they have access to better local schools …