A school that is more productive is one that produces higher achievement in its pupils for each dollar it spends. In … this paper, I comprehensively review how school choice might affect productivity. I begin by describing the importance of … school productivity, then explain the economic logic that suggests that choice will affect productivity, and finish by …

’ choices of school sector. We document four central facts. First, public school enrollment declined noticeably in fall 2020 … driven by homeschooling rates jumping substantially, driven largely by families with children in elementary school. Third …

’ choices of school sector. We document four central facts. First, public school enrollment declined noticeably in fall 2020 … driven by homeschooling rates jumping substantially, driven largely by families with children in elementary school. Third …

In our current challenging budgetary environment, school closures remain a potentially attractive choice. With a large … panel of Illinois schools from 1991 to 2005, I investigate which factors contribute to school closures. Among elementary …. Administrators may claim that low enrolments and high spending motivate school closures, but in Illinois, that is not the whole story …

School choice has become an increasingly prominent strategy for urban school districts seeking to enhance academic … advantage of these programs. To overcome this difficulty, we exploit randomized lotteries that determine high school admission …

Since the 1990's the school choice options available to parents have expanded dramatically. As an alternative to their … residentially zoned public school, parents in many states can now take advantage of charter schools, magnet schools, inter …/intra-district choice plans and vouchers to attend private schools. Since school choice programs weaken the link between school quality and …