-based tracking on student performance is mixed. Using rich data from the Hungarian secondary school centralized assignment mechanism …

This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform that was introduced in one German state on high … school dropout. The reform increased the standards of the curriculum by reducing the freedom of choice in course selection … states, we identify the reform effect on students ́probability to graduate from high school. The results show that high …

achievement-based admissions requirements (i.e. binding track recommendations) in Germany's between-school tracking system. The …

. School closures were among the earliest measures enacted by the governments of most countries. However, while schools are now … reopening in many countries, the impact of school closures on the course of the epidemic is still an open question. Adopting … parametric and non-parametric synthetic control methods we estimate the effectiveness of pro-active school closures, and other …