Data and Code for: The Effect of Charter School Openings on Traditional Public Schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Kirsten Slungaard Mumma, Harvard University

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
  ma_geocode 03/08/2021 05:41:PM
  nc_geocode 03/08/2021 05:45:PM
  programs 03/08/2021 05:43:PM
MA_charter_proposed_sites_aej.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 32.9 KB 03/08/2021 12:41:PM
README_SlungaardMumma_v2.pdf application/pdf 161 KB 05/04/2021 10:40:AM
ccd_ma.dta application/x-stata 111.3 MB 03/08/2021 12:41:PM
nc_charter_app_locations.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 24.3 KB 03/08/2021 12:41:PM

Project Citation: 

Slungaard Mumma, Kirsten. Data and Code for: The Effect of Charter School Openings on Traditional Public Schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-04-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/E134341V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The rapid expansion of charter schools has fueled concerns about their impact on traditional public schools. I estimate the effect of charter openings on traditional public schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina by comparing schools near actual charter sites to those near proposed sites that were never occupied. I find charter openings reduced public school enrollment by around 5 percent and reduced white enrollment in North Carolina. I find no impact on student achievement and my 95 % confidence intervals rule out effects larger than +/- 0.05 standard deviations. I find no effects on attendance or suspensions.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources United States Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences (R305B150010)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Charter Schools; School Choice ; Competition
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I20 Education and Research Institutions: General
      I21 Analysis of Education
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1995 – 2016
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; program source code


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