Replication data for: Under Pressure: Job Security, Resource Allocation, and Productivity in Schools under No Child Left Behind
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Randall Reback; Jonah Rockoff; Heather L. Schwartz
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Project Citation:
Reback, Randall, Rockoff, Jonah, and Schwartz, Heather L. Replication data for: Under Pressure: Job Security, Resource Allocation, and Productivity in Schools under No Child Left Behind. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114868V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We conduct the first nationwide study of incentives under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which requires states to punish schools failing to meet target passing rates on students' standardized exams. States' idiosyncratic policies created variation in the risk of failure among very similar schools in different states, which we use to identify effects of accountability pressure. We find NCLB lowers teachers' perceptions of job security, shifts time towards specialist teachers in high-stakes subjects and away from whole-class instruction, and has positive or neutral effects on students' enjoyment of learning and achievement in reading, math, and science.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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H52 National Government Expenditures and Education
H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
I21 Analysis of Education
I28 Education: Government Policy
J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
H52 National Government Expenditures and Education
H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
I21 Analysis of Education
I28 Education: Government Policy
J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
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