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| Introduction | p. 1 |
| A brief history of Edison schools and a review of existing literature | p. 7 |
| Inspiration : Edison's strategies for "world-class" education | p. 23 |
| Perspiration : the Edison model in the schools | p. 53 |
| Methodology for examining academic achievement in Edison schools | p. 93 |
| Time : effects of Edison management on academic achievement | p. 119 |
| Inside the black box : differences in achievement among Edison schools | p. 145 |
| Conclusions and implications | p. 163 |
| Causal inference in the analysis of academic achievement in Edison schools | p. 177 |
| Analyses in which each Edison school was included | p. 185 |
| Calculating standard errors for estimated effects | p. 195 |
| Comparison of traditional and rank-based Z-scores | p. 201 |
| Comparison of gain score method to an alternative approach using predicted level scores | p. 203 |
| Comparison of schools with large and small enrollment change between Y0 and Y1 | p. 205 |
| Changes in demographic characteristics of Edison students through years four and five | p. 207 |
| Comparison of results for Philadelphia schools and other schools | p. 209 |
| Comparison of recent change analyses using district versus state comparison schools | p. 211 |
| Comparison of Y1 and Y0 results using district versus state comparison schools | p. 213 |
| Supplemental analyses to explore the Y0 results | p. 215 |
| Comparison of Y1 and Y0 analyses using a common set of Edison schools | p. 233 |
| Differences in Z-score changes for Edison schools that were managed by Edison for at least four years | p. 235 |
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