school systems in Brazil to obtain better results than would be expected based purely on socioeconomic factors. This report … education policy factors that appeared to help some municipal school systems obtain better-than-expected Prova Brasil results …

. How to do this, especially in primary school, where reading, writing and mathematical skills are first acquired, is the … results than giving schools cash grants for supplies or additional teachers. This project, which looks at only one school …

"Vermeersch and Kremer examine the effects of subsidized school meals on school participation, educational achievement …, and school finance in a developing country setting. They use data from a program that was implemented in 25 randomly … chosen preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school participation was 30 percent higher in the treatment group than in the …

"Using data from Indonesia, Newhouse and Beegle to evaluate the impact of school type on academic achievement of junior … secondary school students (grades 7-9). Students that graduate from public junior secondary schools, controlling for a variety …

School health and nutirion programs can contribue to achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative (EFA) by … depends on reaching the children most in need. One strong feature of school health and nutrition programs is that they benefit …

Sindh province, only about half of primary school age children go to school, making education a priority for the Sindh … achievement, and reduce social disparities in education by improving school performance through more accountability and better … to be in school and they did better on tests than children in villages without such schools. This Evidence to Policy note …

health increases enrollment and reduces absenteeism, and brings more of the poorest and most disadvantaged children to school … to gain educationally from improved health. Effective school health programs that are developed as part of community … partnerships provide one of the most cost-effective ways to reach school age children, adolescents, and the broader community, and …

. The strong link between a teacher's subject knowledge, and the performance of her pupils argues for teacher upgrade … improve school effectiveness. The first volume is followed by a second volume detailing the study results, and a third …