@article{a91ecfb079964d1a83cec00553314377,
title = "Does Small High School Reform Lift Urban Districts? Evidence From New York City",
abstract = "Research finds that small high schools deliver better outcomes than large high schools for urban students. An important outstanding question is whether this better performance is gained at the expense of losses elsewhere: Does small school reform lift the whole district? We explore New York City{\textquoteright}s small high school reform in which hundreds of new small high schools were built in less than a decade. We use rich individual student data on four cohorts of New York City high school students and estimate effects of schools on student outcomes. Our results suggest that the introduction of small schools improved outcomes for students in all types of schools: large, small, continuously operating, and new. Small school reform lifted all boats.",
keywords = "econometric analysis, educational reform, high schools, quasi-experimental analysis, regression analyses, school reform, small schools, systemic effects, urban education, urban high schools",
author = "Leanna Stiefel and Schwartz, {Amy Ellen} and Matthew Wiswall",
note = "Funding Information: This research benefited from support from the Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Grant Number R305A080552. All analyses and conclusions are the responsibility of the authors, however. Funding Information: Notably, these dollars do not include the support from foundations and philanthropies. Although private dollars compose less than 1% of the NYC Department of Education{\textquoteright}s annual budget, they may provide flexibility to embark on reform efforts. The small schools reform in NYC was supported by Notably, these dollars do not include the support from foundations and philanthropies. Although private dollars compose less than 1% of the NYC Department of Education{\textquoteright}s annual budget, they may provide flexibility to embark on reform efforts. The small schools reform in NYC was supported by $100 million in funding from the Gates Foundation, with additional funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and Open Society Institute. 00 million in funding from the Gates Foundation, with additional funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and Open Society Institute. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 AERA",
year = "2015",
month = apr,
day = "15",
doi = "10.3102/0013189X15579187",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "44",
pages = "161--172",
journal = "Educational Researcher ",
issn = "0013-189X",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "3",
}