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Sarah Cohodes; Astrid Pineda – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2024
The charter school movement encompasses many school models. In Massachusetts in the 2010's, the site of our study, urban charter schools primarily used "No Excuses" practices, whereas nonurban charters had greater model variety. Using randomized admissions lotteries, we estimate the impact of charter schools by locality on college…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Urban Schools, Educational Practices, School Effectiveness
Sarah Cohodes; Astrid Pineda; Amanda Schmidt – Blueprint Labs, 2025
Most of the literature on lottery-based charter school research focuses on charters in large urban centers, primarily finding that they raise standardized test scores. In contrast, the limited rigorous research on rural and suburban charters suggests that they reduce or do not affect test scores. However, this evidence is limited, and almost no…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, College Enrollment, Graduation, Urban Schools
Sarah Cohodes; Astrid Pineda – Blueprint Labs, 2024
The charter school movement encompasses many school models. In Massachusetts in the 2010's, the site of our study, urban charter schools primarily used "No Excuses" practices, whereas nonurban charters had greater model variety. Using randomized admissions lotteries, we estimate the impact of charter schools by locality on college…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Charter Schools, College Readiness