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Can Schools Get More Productive? (answer: yes)
- Dr. Marguerite Roza
Georgetown University MR1170@georgetown.edu
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Bill Gates, 2011
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Can Schools Get More Productive? (answer: yes) Dr. Marguerite Roza - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Can Schools Get More Productive? (answer: yes) Dr. Marguerite Roza - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Can Schools Get More Productive? (answer: yes) Dr. Marguerite Roza Georgetown University MR1170@georgetown.edu 1 Bill Gates, 2011 2 All WA Elementary Schools with > 75% F/RL) Math performance Per pupil Spending (avg, $10,200)
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EDUNOMICS LAB AT GEORGETOW N UNIVERSITY EDUNOMICS.GEORGETOW N.EDU
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Math performance
Per pupil Spending (avg, $10,200)
All WA Elementary Schools with > 75% F/RL)
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Two schools with roughly the same mix of students can spend the same amount money and get different results. True False
EDUNOMICS LAB AT GEORGETOW N UNIVERSITY EDUNOMICS.GEORGETOW N.EDU
True or False?
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Two schools with roughly the same mix of students can spend the same amount money in the same way and get different results. True False Why? The “school effect.”
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EDUNOMICS LAB AT GEORGETOW N UNIVERSITY EDUNOMICS.GEORGETOW N.EDU
- “Productivity” involves raising outcomes for a given
expenditure Outcomes
- Inputs ($)
What is productivity?
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“Efficiency” generally refers to achieving the same outcomes at a lower expenditure.
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EDUNOMICS LAB AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY EDUNOMICS.GEORGETOWN.EDU
Rural districts vary on spending, outcomes and ROI.
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Consider rural districts of similar size, poverty level:
- - 1400-2000
students
- - 40-60% FRL
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 $16,000
Percent passing state HS math ROI Superstars
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20 years research: Frustrating Finding:
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Expenditure choices don’t explain as much of the variation as we’d hoped. What does?
- Ownership. (It yields human/school effects)
- Understanding tradeoffs. (Financial transparency
helps here)
- Benchmarking with data (spending and outcomes).
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What do you prefer? (survey by Goldhaber & DeArmond) $5K bonus
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2 fewer students in each class you teach
$5K bonus
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1/5 of an aide
$5K bonus
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3.5 hours more prep time per week
83% 88% 69%
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Student Growth Rates
Adjusted Per Pupil Spending (avg, $10,200)
In context of limited resources, some schools much better at producing outcomes than others.
Adjusted student performance
High Spend. High Outcomes High Spend. Low Outcomes Low Spend. High Outcomes Low Spend. Low Outcomes View District Schools Adjusted Per Pupil Spending (Avg $10,200) Adjusted student performance Low Spend. High Outcomes High Spend. High Outcomes Low Spend. Low Outcomes High Spend. Low Outcomes
Filters help zero in on relevant comparisons
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Spending percentile Student Outcomes