Author
Matthew M. Chingos
Articles
The Impact of School Vouchers on College Enrollment
African Americans benefited the most
Online Learning in Higher Education
Study finds that students enrolled in a large “hybrid” course learned as much as students in a traditional course, at substantial cost savings
Questioning the Quality of Virtual Schools
NEPC report uses flawed measures
Grading Schools
Can citizens tell a good school when they see one?
For-Profit and Nonprofit Management in Philadelphia Schools
What kind of management does better than the district-run schools?
Blog Posts/Multimedia
Does Expanding School Choice Increase Segregation?
The findings reported here indicate that it is unlikely that charter schools—a prominent effort to increase school choice, especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds—are making the problem worse.
U.S. Institute of Education Sciences Weighs In on Voucher Impacts on College Enrollment
The What Works Clearinghouse declared the voucher study to be “a well-implemented randomized controlled trial.”
Accepting Class Size Increases in Order to Sustain Wiser Investments
Are smaller classes worth the cost, relative to the alternative of a salary increase?
Critique of Study of Voucher Impact on College Enrollment Misguided
Several of the issues raised by Goldrick-Rab have no merit and none undermine the primary conclusion of our study.
Poor Students Can’t Afford Teacher Strike
The public should not tolerate damage to the education of disadvantaged students resulting from a strike over disagreements about teachers’ salaries, benefits, job security, and method of evaluation.
Choosing Blindly
How can we tolerate ignorance on something that is as critical to student learning as instructional materials?
Reviewing the Evidence on Class Size
There is little doubt that reducing class size can boost student achievement in some circumstances. What is much less certain is how much of a difference class-size policies can make, and whether the impacts are large enough to justify the costs of hiring additional teachers and building new classrooms.
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