. This study also presents empirical evidence from a laboratory experiment in which students at a selective college were …

disadvantaged students when parents have easy access to test score information and have good options to choose from …We analyze two experiments that provided direct information on school test scores to lower-income families in a public … school choice plan. We find that receiving information significantly increases the fraction of parents choosing higher …

experiment provided information to parents about how to support their children’s learning. Overall, the interventions induced …Parental involvement programs aim to increase school-and-parent communication and support children’s overall learning … effects among indigenous parents who have historically been discriminated and socially excluded – and improved student …

An important goal of community colleges is to prepare students for the labor market. But are students aware of the … labor market outcomes in different majors? And how much do students weigh labor market outcomes when choosing a major? In … this study we find that less than 40% of a sample of community college students in California rank broad categories of …

. Students in a large introductory microeconomics course at a major research university were randomly assigned to live lectures … instruction. These results are particularly strong for Hispanic students, male students, and lower-achieving students. We also …

adulthood. The program led to a gradual increase in university education of the high school treated students, reaching a gain of …

the numbers of students who score at or above specified proficiency levels in various subjects. Accountability systems … based on these metrics often provide incentives for teachers and principals to target children near current proficiency … levels for extra attention, but these same systems provide weak incentives to devote extra attention to students who are …