accountability system's ranking of schools based on performance measures, and of a unique school level expenditure data set, to make … causal estimates of the effect of being ranked as "low-performing" on school spending decisions. The results indicate that …

This paper examines the impact of vouchers in general and voucher design in particular on public school performance. It … affect public school incentives differently and induce different responses from them. It analyzes two voucher programs in the … improvement will exceed that under the Milwaukee-type program. Using school-level scores from Florida and Wisconsin and a …

School-based management programs aim to improve education outcomes by involving parents in allocation decisions about … external funds transferred to the school. This paper explores the effects of two school-based management programs on parental … contributions. A cash grant alone for poor schools results in an increase in resources available to the school in less than the cash …