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causal effect of class size on school tracking outcomes after elementary school. Our identification strategy relies on the … tracked into more or less academic middle school types at about age ten based, to a large extent, on academic achievement in … elementary school. We mostly find no or small effects of class size in elementary school on receiving a recommendation or on the …
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Improving school quality in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is a global priority. One way to improve quality … may be to improve the management skills of school leaders. In this systematic review, we analyze the impact of … interventions targeting school leaders' management practices on student learning. We begin by describing the characteristics and …
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relationship between school racial segregation and later-life cognition remains underexplored. We examined a nationally sample of … measuring school segregation, multilevel analyses revealed a significant negative association between school segregation and … significant among Black participants for all outcomes. Given the rising trend of school segregation in the US, educational …
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Social distancing requirements associated with COVID-19 (coronavirus) have led to school closures. In mid-April, the … increased earnings. What is not known is how much earnings will decline due to the school closures. Starting with the fact that … education closures to estimate the loss in marginal future earnings. The findings show that the school closures reduce future …
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The literature on workplace learning in secondary education has mainly focussed on vocational education programmes. In this study, we examine the impact of internship experience in secondary education on a student’s schooling and early labour market outcomes, by analysing unique, longitudinal...
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We evaluate the impact of introducing a pre-primary schooling program in government schools in the Indian state of West Bengal in 2013 on children’s early enrollment in schools and subsequent test scores. Using double difference, triple difference, and synthetic control methodologies, we find...
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The evidence underscores the need to shift attention from school attainment to actual learning. While the average … just years in school, to more accurately reflect the economic value of education. …
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during the First Indochina War. Difference-in-difference estimation results suggest that school-age children who were exposed …-occupied areas. The impacts are statistically significant for school-age girls and not for school-age boys. We find beneficial …
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruptions to education, with school closures affecting over one billion … systems, this study analyzes the impact of school closure duration on learning outcomes. Mixed-effect models estimate …, and linguistic minorities show effect sizes up to 0.22 SD. These findings highlight the lasting impact of school closures …
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This paper estimates private and social returns to investment in education in Turkey, using the 2017 Household Labor Force Survey and alternative methodologies. The analysis uses the 1997 education reform of increasing compulsory education by three years as an instrument. This results in a...
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