Prior to the introduction of mother tongue-based education in 1994, the language of instruction for most subjects in … Ethiopia's primary schools was the official language (Amharic) - the mother tongue of only one third of the population. This … the effects of language of instruction on reading skills and early labour market outcomes. The results indicate that the …

Prior to the introduction of mother tongue based education in 1994, the language of instruction for most subjects in … Ethiopia's primary schools was the official language (Amharic) - the mother tongue of only one third of the population. This … the effects of language of instruction on reading skills and early labour market outcomes. The results indicate that the …

student needs and learning approaches to keep children in school. A related problem is the apparently large divergence between …

children and participating in the labor market. Chapter 3 provides evidence that the content of science education standards in …

-income children. Our findings suggest that parental time investments are neutral to early skills gaps, while monetary investments are …

This paper studies the extent to which young children develop their cognitive ability in high and low quality schools … is measured by the school's average achievement test score at age 12. Our results indicate that children in high …

language classes in compulsory school on students' subsequent educational choices in upper secondary school. Using … more foreign language classes during compulsory school has only minor effects on educational choices of the overall student … education. The effect of foreign language classes on the educational trajectory of low-track male students is particularly …