Impact of Turnaround on Student Outcomes The Impact of Turnaround Reform on Student Outcomes: Evidence and Insights from the Los Angeles Unified School District Katharine O. Strunk*, Julie A. Marsh, Ayesha K. Hashim, Susan Bush-Mecenas & Tracey Weinstein March 2, 2015 Forthcoming in Education Finance and Policy (pending proofs) The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the United States Department of Education Investing in Innovation Grant. We also greatly appreciate the cooperation of administrators and PSCI participants within the Los Angeles Unified School District. We are indebted to Elizabeth Robaitalle and Allison Bajrachaya for their assistance in helping us to obtain student-level data from participating charter schools. In addition, we have benefited greatly from helpful feedback from Dominic Brewer, Carrie Connoway, Tom Dee, Matt Hill, Rebecca Jacobsen, Hank Levin, Betty Malen, Andrew McEachin, Donna Muncey, Macke Raymond, David Rattray, Jon Valant, and seminar participants at the University of California-Berkeley Graduate School of Education, the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, and the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy, as well as two anonymous reviewers. Any remaining errors are our own. *Corresponding Author Katharine O. Strunk Julie A. Marsh Associate Professor of Education & Policy Associate Professor of Education Rossier School of Education Rossier School of Education University of Southern California University of Southern California 3470 Trousdale Parkway 3470 Trousdale Parkway 901E Waite Phillips Hall 900 Waite Phillips Hall Los Angeles, CA 90089 Los Angeles, CA 90089 (213) 740-2190 (213) 740-3710 kstrunk@usc.edu julieama@usc.edu Ayesha K. Hashim Susan Bush-Mecenas Tracey Weinstein Rossier School of Education Rossier School of Education Students First University of Southern California University of Southern California 948 Vallejo Way 3470 Trousdale Parkway 3470 Trousdale Parkway Sacramento, CA 95818 901 Waite Phillips Hall 900 Waite Phillips Hall (858)414-4888 Los Angeles, CA 90089 Los Angeles, CA 90089 tweinstein@studentsfirst.org ahashim@usc.edu sbush@usc.edu