The Economist:
Repeat After Me
9 April 2015
To revivify England's schools, the coalition embarked on a colossal structural reform. Soon after coming to power it changed the law to allow many schools to become ''academies'', giving them much greater say over how they spend their budgets and deploy staff. ... A study by two academics at the London School of Economics found a rapid - if small - improvement in test results at secondary schools that became academies.
This article was published by The Economist on April 11, 2015
Link to article here
Related publications
Academy Schools: Who Benefits, Stephen Machin and James Vernoit. Article in CentrePiece Volume 15, Issue 2, Autumn 2010
A Note on Academy School Policy, CEP Policy Analysis No.11, Stephen Machin and James Vernoit, July 2010
Related links
Stephen Machin webpage
Education and Skills Programme webpage