The Effect of Charter School Openings on Traditional Public Schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: MUMMA, K. I. R. S. T. E. N. S. L. U. N. G. A. A. R. D.
• 署名单位: Boston University
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7731
• DOI: 10.1257/pol.20190457
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 445-474
• 关键词: accountability; IMPACT; entry

摘要

The rapid expansion of charter schools has fueled concerns about their impact on traditional public schools. I estimate the effect of charter openings on traditional public schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina by comparing schools near actual charter sites to those near proposed sites that were never occupied. I find charter openings reduced public school enrollment by around 5 percent and reduced White enrollment in North Carolina. I find no impact on student achievement, and my 95 percent confidence intervals rule out effects larger than perpendicular to 0.05 standard deviations. I find no effects on attendance or suspensions.