Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 Research-Based School Reform: The Clinton Administration's Agenda -- CHAPTER 3 Outcomes, Costs, and Incentives in Schools1 -- CHAPTER 4 Changes in the Structure of Wages1 -- CHAPTER 5 The Effects of School-Based Management Plans -- CHAPTER 6 Management Decentralization and Performance-Based Incentives: Theoretical Consideration for Schools -- CHAPTER 7 Signaling, Incentives, and School Organization in France, the Netherlands, Britain, and the United States -- CHAPTER 8 Public School Partnerships: Community, Family, and School Factors in Determining Child Outcomes1 -- CHAPTER 9 Using Student Assessments for Educational Accountability1 -- CHAPTER 10 Value-Added Indicators of School Performance* -- CHAPTER 11 Economics of School Reform for At-Risk Students1 -- CHAPTER 12 Staffing the Nation's Schools with Skilled Teachers1 -- Index.