While numerous recent authors have studied the effects of school accountability systems on student test performance and school quot;gamingquot; of accountability incentives, there has been little attention paid to substantive changes in instructional policies and practices resulting from school...

While numerous recent authors have studied the effects of school accountability systems on student test performance and school "gaming" of accountability incentives, there has been little attention paid to substantive changes in instructional policies and practices resulting from school...

Using student-level microdata from 2000-2001 to 2004-2005 from Florida and North Carolina, we compare the effectiveness of teachers in schools serving primarily students from low-income families (70% free-and-reduced-price-lunch students) with teachers in schools serving more advantaged...