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

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,...

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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
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Summary: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, and interviews found that the program did not improve student achievement, perhaps because it did not motivate change in educator behavior.
ISBN:MG1114FPS
9780833052544
9780833052513
Access:Open Access