The impact of school choice on student outcomes: an analysis of the Chicago Public Schools

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Cullen, JB; Jacob, BA; Levitt, SD
• 署名单位: University of California System; University of California San Diego; Harvard University; University of Chicago
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2004.05.001
• 发表日期: 2005
• 页码: 729-760
• 关键词: School choice; student outcomes; Chicago Public Schools

摘要

We explore the impact of school choice on student outcomes in the context of open enrollment within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Roughly half of the students opt out of their assigned high school to attend a different CPS school, and these students are much more likely than those who remain in their assigned schools to graduate. To determine the source of this apparent benefit, we compare outcomes across (i) similar students with differential access to schooling options and (ii) travelers and non-travelers within the same school. The results suggest that, other than for students who select career academies, the observed cross-sectional benefits are likely spurious. (c) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.