ABSTRACT

To contribute to the debate about the reorganization of public-school supply, we analyze a reform introduced in Colombia in 2001 that merged independent schools into a single institution. Specifically, we estimate differences in achievement, dropout rates, teacher characteristics, and technological infrastructure between sites belonging to multi-site schools and single-site schools. Our results suggest that there are no differences in test scores, but lower dropout rates in multi-site schools. Also, we found that sites belonging to multi-site schools, especially in larger networks (more than six sites) and far away from the main site of the school, have younger teachers with lower salaries who are more likely to have a temporary contract. Finally, we provide suggestive evidence that more isolated sites from large-sized schools have less access to the internet and a computer room than single-site schools. These results provide evidence for reforms to increase cooperation between sites.

抽象的

为了促进有关公立学校供应重组的辩论，我们分析了2001年哥伦比亚实施的一项改革，该改革将私立学校合并为一个机构。具体来说，我们估计属于多站点学校和单站点学校的站点之间的成就，辍学率，教师特征和技术基础设施的差异。我们的结果表明，在多站点学校中，考试分数没有差异，但辍学率较低。此外，我们发现属于多站点学校的站点，特别是在较大网络中（超过六个站点），并且距离学校的主要站点较远，这些站点的年轻教师工资较低，他们更有可能签订临时合同。最后，我们提供了具有启发性的证据，表明与单站点学校相比，来自大型学校的更多孤立站点无法访问互联网和计算机室。这些结果为进行改革以增加站点之间的合作提供了证据。