School Grants and Education Quality [electronic resource] : Experimental Evidence from Senegal / Pedro Carneiro.
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2016Description: 1 online resource (43 p.)Subject(s): Child Development | Clustered Randomized Control Trials | Decentralization | Quality of Education | School ResourcesAdditional physical formats: Carneiro, Pedro.: School Grants and Education Quality : Experimental Evidence from Senegal.Online resources: Click here to access online Abstract: The effect of increasing school resources on educational outcomes is a central issue in the debate on improving school quality. This paper uses a randomized experiment to analyze the impact of a school grants program in Senegal, which allowed schools to apply for funding for improvements of their own choice. The analysis finds positive effects on test scores at lower grades that persist at least two years. These effects are concentrated among schools that focused funds on human resource improvements rather than school materials, suggesting that teachers and principals may be a central determinant of school quality.
The effect of increasing school resources on educational outcomes is a central issue in the debate on improving school quality. This paper uses a randomized experiment to analyze the impact of a school grants program in Senegal, which allowed schools to apply for funding for improvements of their own choice. The analysis finds positive effects on test scores at lower grades that persist at least two years. These effects are concentrated among schools that focused funds on human resource improvements rather than school materials, suggesting that teachers and principals may be a central determinant of school quality.
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