Are There Peer Effects from English Learners in Elementary Schools? Evidence from an IV Approach

摘要

We study the peer effects of English Learners on the test scores of native English speaking students using a new instrument to account for the endogeneity of students' English Learner status. Relative to what OLS estimates would suggest, we find smaller and insignificant peer effects of English Learners on native English speaking students in California elementary schools.