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 …

-used language training program and a rich set of conditioning variables. Taking information on mathematical skills into account … effects of participating in a language training program at the kindergarten on grammar skills range between 11% and 17% of a …

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 …

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 …

younger children in initial and primary education. The results are robust to specification choice, multiple hypothesis …

which the central government mandated urban public schools to exempt migrant children from tuition and temporary schooling … the types of primary sampling units. Specifically, we only use non-migrant rural hukou children living in counties in the … children who are currently living in China's top 120 migrant-receiving counties or city districts, and Shanghai. We also …

adverse effect for children of low-educated mothers on human capital investments and labor-market attachment in early … difference-in-differences design and comparing the first-affected with the last-unaffected cohorts of children, we find that an … adulthood. The affected children were 12 p.p. more likely not to be in education, employment, or training (NEET) at the age of …

low-income 4 year olds. State pre-K programs targeted toward disadvantaged children do not. Differences in other pre- K … universal preschools offer a relatively high-quality learning experience for low-income children not reflected in typical …