-achieving students from more and less affluent neighborhoods. Seats are allocated based on prior achievement with 70 percent reserved for … design, we find no effect on test scores or college attendance for students from high- or low-SES neighborhoods and positive … effects on student reports of their experiences. For students from low-SES neighborhoods, we estimate significant negative …

Because a significant portion of U.S. students lacks critical mathematic skills, schools across the country are … skills and tests designed specifically to target pre- algebra and algebra skills. We find that students randomly assigned to … computer-aided instruction score at least 0.17 of a standard deviation higher on a pre- algebra/algebra test than students …

less than those reported for schooling of children. However, our internal rate of return estimates are very sensitive to …

former students were in their prime working years. …

equitable for students to enroll in schools that are a good fit for them. These universal enrollment systems offer a one …-stop shop for students to learn about different options, submit applications, and receive and accept offers. Using the … largest gains appear to be from streamlining applications and offers, with students receiving a single-best offer and schools …