ERIC Number: ED672267
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 31
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The Causal Impact of Charter Schools on Private Tutoring Prevalence. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-756
Edward J. Kim; Luke W. Miratrix
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Greater school choice leads to lower demand for private tutoring according to various international studies, but this has not been explicitly tested for the U.S. context. To estimate the causal effect of charter school appearances on neighboring private tutoring prevalence, we employ a comparative event study model combined with a longitudinal matching strategy to accommodate differing treatment years. In contrast to findings from other countries, we estimate that charter schools increase, rather than decrease, tutoring prevalence in the United States. We further find that the effect varies considerably based on the characteristics of the treated neighborhood: areas with the highest income, educational attainment, and proportion Asian show the greatest treatment impacts, while the areas with the least show null effects. Moreover, methodologically this investigation offers a pipeline for flexibly estimating causal effects with observational, longitudinal, geographically located data.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Private Education, Tutoring, Longitudinal Studies, Incidence, Neighborhoods, School Choice, Comparative Analysis, Income, Community Characteristics, Educational Attainment, Asians, Common Core State Standards, Census Figures, Evaluation Methods, Correlation
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305D200010
Department of Education Funded: Yes
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