Quality competition and public schools: Further evidence
1995; Elsevier BV; Volume: 14; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0272-7757(95)90398-r
ISSN1873-7382
Autores Tópico(s)Public Policy and Administration Research
ResumoThis paper contributes to the literature on competition in public schools. Borland and Howsen (1992) showed that the “market structure” of public schools affected academic performance. In this note, we consider the possibility that the performance of neighboring school districts could influence performance. Student academic performance was modeled as a function of control variables and competition from neighboring school districts. Academic performance of subject school districts was shown to be positively associated with the performance of neighboring districts but the effect was small. The findings confirm the Borland and Howsen implication that additional efforts to strengthen interjurisdictional competition may be useful.
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