This article systematically reviews US evidence from cross-sectional research on
educational outcomes when schools must compete with each other. Competition typically is …

Education has become an increasingly important activity within all economies; from pre-
school years groups through to continuing education and retraining, the accumulation of …

Using data from the survey of the Ministry of Education, Nepal-2005 for school leaving
certificate (SLC) exam, this paper attempts to estimate the impact of private school …

Britain's education system was radically transformed during the 1990s following the
Education Reform Act (1988). The primary objective of these reforms was to raise …

Controversies over the merits of public and private education have never been more
prominent than today. This book evaluates public and private schooling, especially in regard …

Advocates for educational reform frequently call for policies to increase competition between
schools because it is argued that market forces naturally lead to greater efficiencies …

This paper examines school structure, spending, and performance relationships in
California and finds considerable support for the public exchange model that predicts that …

This study evaluates the initial effect Washington DC's Opportunity Scholarship Program
(OPS) on the academic performance of public schools and its effects on the opportunities …

This article investigates the extent to which exam performance at the end of compulsory
education has been affected by three major education reforms: the introduction of a quasi …

This study evaluates the effect of school district size on public high school graduation rates.
The study calculates the graduation rate for each graduating class in each state between …