The Performance of Decentralized School Systems : Evidence from Fe y Alegría in Venezuela

The Performance of Decentralized School Systems : Evidence from Fe y Alegría in Venezuela

This program evaluation estimates the effects on standardized test scores of graduating from the Fe y Alegría private school system in Venezuela. The authors find an Average Treatment Effect on the order of 0.1 standard deviations (approximately 16...

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Main Authors: Allcott, Hunt, Ortega, Daniel E.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
APTITUDE
AUTONOMOUS SCHOOLS
AVERAGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
AVERAGE SCORE
AVERAGE TREATMENT EFFECT
BETTER TEACHERS
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
CENTRAL CURRICULUM
CLASSROOM
COLLEGE ENTRANCE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM DESIGN
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION
DECISION MAKING
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
DROPOUT RATES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION CREDIT
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL REFORMS
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
EMPLOYMENT
ENROLLMENT
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
ETHICS
EVALUATION PAPERS
EXAMS
EXPENDITURES
FUTURE RESEARCH
GRADING
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
JOB TRAINING
LABOR FORCE
LABOR UNIONS
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LITERACY
LITERACY CAMPAIGN
LITERACY RATE
LITERATURE
LOCAL SCHOOLS
MATH SCORES
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
PAPERS
PARENT PARTICIPATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIVATE EDUCATION
PRIVATE SCHOOL
PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRIVATE SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
PUBLIC SCHOOLING
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RADIO
REASONING
RESEARCHERS
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
SCHOOL BOARDS
SCHOOL COMPLETION
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL CONTROL
SCHOOL COUNCIL
SCHOOL DECISION
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL LEVELS
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOL SYSTEMS
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLING QUALITY
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SOCIAL MOBILITY
STANDARDIZED TESTS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT BODY
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
TEACHER
TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
TEACHER BEHAVIOR
TEACHER INCENTIVES
TEACHER QUALITY
TEACHER STRIKES
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEST SCORES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TYPES OF STUDENTS
VOUCHER SYSTEM
VOUCHERS
WORKERS
YOUTH
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090327140753
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4073
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Summary:This program evaluation estimates the effects on standardized test scores of graduating from the Fe y Alegría private school system in Venezuela. The authors find an Average Treatment Effect on the order of 0.1 standard deviations (approximately 16 percent of the average score), using a control group of public school students. These effects are significantly larger for households at the bottom of the distribution, and smaller for those at the top. The authors posit that the better performance of the Fe y Alegría system stems from their labor contract flexibility and decentralized administrative structure.

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