Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/177154 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11350
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We explore responses of Australian school principals to the introduction of test score reporting via the My School website in 2010. Our analysis is motivated by the implicit assumption that heightened public scrutiny should motivate principals to align schools' policies and practices with what is believed to generate better test results. We use responses from both public and private schools to a custom-built questionnaire administered to principals before (2009) and after (2012) the My School website launch. We find scarce evidence of meaningful adjustments over time, but we do find evidence of significantly different policies and practices across school groups.
Subjects: 
school accountability
standardized test scores
educational performance
school competition
JEL: 
D83
I21
I28
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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