A Big Apple for Educators: New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses Final Evaluation Report

• Main Author: Marsh, Julie A. (auth)
• Other Authors: Springer, Matthew G. (auth), McCaffrey, Daniel F. (auth), Yuan, Kun (auth), Epstein, Scott (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2011
• Subjects: Examinations & assessment; Educational strategies & policy; Education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

For three school years, from 2007 to 2010, about 200 high-needs New York City public schools participated in the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program, whose broad objective was to improve student performance through school-based financial incentives. An independent analysis of test scores, surveys,...