Patrinos, Harry Anthony2014-08-292014-08-292010-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19861One of the key features of the Dutch education system is freedom of education -- freedom to establish schools and organize teaching. Almost 70 percent of schools in the Netherlands are administered by private school boards, and all schools are government funded equally. This allows school choice. Using an instrument to identify school choice, it is shown that the Dutch system promotes academic performance. The instrumental variables results show that private school attendance is associated with higher test scores. Private school size effects in math, reading, and science achievement are 0.17, 0.28, and 0.18.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTACADEMIC PERFORMANCEACHIEVEMENT DATAACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICSACHIEVEMENT RATESACHIEVEMENT TESTSADULT LIFEASSESSMENT FRAMEWORKAVERAGE SCOREBETTER SCHOOLSBOOKS AT HOMECATHOLIC SCHOOLSCERTIFIED TEACHERSCLASSROOMCLASSROOM TEACHINGCOLLEGE ENTRANCECOLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMCOMPARATIVE EDUCATIONCOMPETENCIESCOMPUTER AT HOMECURRICULUMDECENTRALIZATIONDISADVANTAGED PUPILSDISSERTATIONECONOMICS OF EDUCATIONEDUCATION LEADERSHIPEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION SPENDINGEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMESEDUCATIONAL POLICYEDUCATIONAL PRACTICESEDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLESEDUCATIONAL RESEARCHEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMEMPLOYMENTENROLLMENTETHNIC MINORITYEVALUATION METHODSEXPENDITURESFINAL OUTCOMESGRADE SCHOOLSHIGH ACHIEVEMENTHIGH SCHOOLHIGHER TEST SCORESHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESINDEPENDENT SCHOOLSINTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENTLANGUAGE TEACHINGLEARNINGLEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING PROCESSLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIBRARIESLITERATURELOWER SECONDARYMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMOBILITYMUNICIPAL SCHOOLSNATIONAL EXAMINATIONSNATIONAL SCHOOLNUMBER OF STUDENTSNUMBER OF TEACHERSPAPERSPARENTAL CHOICEPARENTAL INVOLVEMENTPARENTAL PARTICIPATIONPERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICSPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRINCIPALSPRIVATE EDUCATIONPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SCHOOLPRIVATE SCHOOL EFFECTPRIVATE SCHOOL SECTORPRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTSPRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERSPRIVATE SCHOOLINGPRIVATE SCHOOLSPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPROVISION OF EDUCATIONPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC SCHOOLPUBLIC SCHOOL QUALITYPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTSPUBLIC SCHOOLINGPUBLIC SCHOOLSQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREADINGRELIGIOUS SCHOOLSREPETITIONREPETITION RATESREPORT CARDSRESEARCHERSRURAL AREASSALARY INCREASESSCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL AUTONOMYSCHOOL BOARDSSCHOOL CURRICULUMSCHOOL EFFECTSSCHOOL EFFICIENCYSCHOOL FINANCESCHOOL FUNCTIONSSCHOOL INSPECTIONSSCHOOL LEVELSCHOOL LOCATIONSCHOOL MANAGEMENTSCHOOL PERFORMANCESCHOOL QUALITYSCHOOL SIZESCHOOL STUDENTSSCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSCIENCE ACHIEVEMENTSCIENCE STUDYSCIENTIFIC LITERACYSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAMSECONDARY SCHOOLINGSECONDARY SCHOOLSSPECIAL EDUCATIONSPORTSSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT CHARACTERISTICSSTUDENT PERFORMANCESTUDENT SCORESSTUDENT-TEACHER RATIOSUBJECTSTEACHERTEACHER QUALIFICATIONSTEACHER SALARIESTEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING AIDSTEACHING METHODSTEST SCORESTEXTBOOKSTRADE UNIONSUNIVERSAL SCHOOL CHOICEUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONUPPER SECONDARYVISITS TO SCHOOLSVOUCHER SYSTEM10.1596/1813-9450-5185