“…Moreover, if a municipality improves its educational practices and results, it consequently becomes a comparison model for the population of the surrounding municipalities. This may encourage managers in these municipalities to also work to improve their practices and outcomes through imitation or competition because otherwise they may lose students or influence election results (Firpo, Pieri, & Souza, 2017; Ghosh, 2010; Misra, Grimes, & Rogers, 2012).…”