Stand and Deliver: Effects of Boston’s Charter High Schools on College Preparation, Entry, and Choice
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Author(s)
Cohodes, Sarah R.
Dynarski, Susan M.
Walters, Christopher R.
Angrist, Joshua
Pathak, Parag
Date Issued
January 2016
Journal
Journal of Labor Economics
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Citation
Angrist, Joshua D. et al. “Stand and Deliver: Effects of Boston’s Charter High Schools on College Preparation, Entry, and Choice.” Journal of Labor Economics 34.2 (2016): 275–318. © 2016 by The University of Chicago
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Abstract
We use admissions lotteries to estimate effects of attendance at Boston’s charter high schools on college preparation and enrollment. Charter schools increase pass rates on Massachusetts’ high-stakes exit exam, with large effects on the likelihood of qualifying for a state-sponsored scholarship. Charter attendance also boosts SAT scores sharply and increases the likelihood of taking an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, the number of AP exams taken, and AP scores. Charters induce a substantial shift from 2- to 4-year institutions, though the effect on overall college enrollment is modest. Charter effects on college-related outcomes are strongly correlated with charter effects on earlier tests.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
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https://doi.org/10.1086/683665
