A 2010 education reform gave English schools the option to become academies, autonomous but state-funded schools. Academies can opt for two different models of governance by choosing to remain standalone schools or join an academy chain. We investigate whether the governance model affects student achievement, exploiting administrative records on primary school-age students and using a grandfathering instrument for attending a converted school. We find that students in academy chains have higher end-of-primary school test scores. Effects are stronger for disadvantaged students. Survey data suggest that chains favor management changes, whereas standalone academies make changes related to educational practices
The change of government in 2010 provoked a large structural change in the English education landsca...
There has been a fundamental shift in school governance in England, triggered by the rapid expansion...
Although the number and size of academy chains in England is still increasing, the implications of t...
A reform of the UK education system in 2010 gave public schools the option to become academies, inde...
The UK change of government in 2010 provoked a large structural change in the English education land...
The change of government in 2010 provoked a large structural change in the English education landsca...
The change of government in 2010 provoked a large structural change in the English education landsca...
Policy reform around the globe has increased the autonomy that schools enjoy in spending on resource...
Education policy worldwide has sought to incentivize school improvement and facilitate pupil-school ...
Although the number and size of academy chains in England is still increasing, the implications of ...
School-based education in England has undergone significant changes since 2010, with a huge expansio...
There has been a fundamental shift in school governance In England, triggered by the rapid expansion...
A current English education policy is to encourage all state primary schools to become academies: st...
A recent English education policy has been to encourage state primary schools to become academies: s...
This is the final version. Available from Wiley via the DOI in this record.In the past few decades, ...
The change of government in 2010 provoked a large structural change in the English education landsca...
There has been a fundamental shift in school governance in England, triggered by the rapid expansion...
Although the number and size of academy chains in England is still increasing, the implications of t...
A reform of the UK education system in 2010 gave public schools the option to become academies, inde...
The UK change of government in 2010 provoked a large structural change in the English education land...
The change of government in 2010 provoked a large structural change in the English education landsca...
The change of government in 2010 provoked a large structural change in the English education landsca...
Policy reform around the globe has increased the autonomy that schools enjoy in spending on resource...
Education policy worldwide has sought to incentivize school improvement and facilitate pupil-school ...
Although the number and size of academy chains in England is still increasing, the implications of ...
School-based education in England has undergone significant changes since 2010, with a huge expansio...
There has been a fundamental shift in school governance In England, triggered by the rapid expansion...
A current English education policy is to encourage all state primary schools to become academies: st...
A recent English education policy has been to encourage state primary schools to become academies: s...
This is the final version. Available from Wiley via the DOI in this record.In the past few decades, ...
The change of government in 2010 provoked a large structural change in the English education landsca...
There has been a fundamental shift in school governance in England, triggered by the rapid expansion...
Although the number and size of academy chains in England is still increasing, the implications of t...