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The Evaluation of English Education Policies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2020

Stephen Machin  and
Sandra McNally
Stephen Machin*
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University College London and Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics
Sandra McNally*
Affiliation:
Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics
*
1 E-mail: S.Machin@ucl.ac.uk
2 E-mail: S.McNally1@lse.ac.uk
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Abstract

Educational inequalities are evident even before children start school. Those connected to disadvantage widen out as children progress through the education system and into the labour market. We document various forms of educational inequality. We then review available evidence for England about the impact of school-level policies on achievement and their potential for reducing the socio-economic gap. We discuss evaluation evidence under four main themes: school resources; market incentives; school autonomy; and pedagogical approaches.

Keywords

Educational inequalityevaluationschool policies12
Type
Research Articles
Information
National Institute Economic Review , Volume 219 , January 2012 , pp. R15 - R25
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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Footnotes

We would like to thank Alex Bryson for giving us detailed and helpful comments.

JEL Classifications: 12

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