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The Impact of Comprehensive Student Support on Crime : Evidence from the Pathways to Education Program
Lavecchia, Adam; Oreopoulos, Philip; Spencer, Noah - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
to Education, bundles supports such as regular coaching, tutoring, group activities, free public transportation tickets … and bursaries for postsecondary education. In this paper, we use a difference-in-differences approach that compares …
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Changing the Odds : Student Achievement after Introduction of a Middle School Math Intervention
Betts, Julian R.; Zau, Andrew C.; Bachofer, Karen Volz; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The paper evaluates math performance at four high-need middle schools during a four-year intervention, which was designed to help math teachers diagnose students' areas of need and to design lesson plans responsive to those needs. Before the intervention began, the researchers pre-selected four...
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What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries
Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Ferreira, María M.; Urzua, Sergio; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education …. We also collect administrative, student-level data on higher education and formal employment for SCP students in Brazil …
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