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educational outcomes. Yet changing the level of resources is one of the key policy levers open to governments. In the UK, school …
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national tests at the end of primary school. This shows that school resources have an important role to play in improving …
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educational outcomes. Yet changing the level of resources is one of the key policy levers open to governments. In the UK, school …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822044
resources matter for pupil outcomes. In this paper we look at this question by considering an English education policy …Despite being central to government education policy in many countries, there remains considerable debate about whether …. We report results showing a positive impact of the extra resources on school attendance and performance in Mathematics …
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national tests at the end of primary school. This shows that school resources have an important role to play in improving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646299
. The determinants examined within a Tobit model framework include total household expenditure, education levels of parents … and other household characteristics. Such analysis of the household behavior of attempting to provide better education to … their children will highlight the determinants of the demand for education and the intergenerational transfers in Turkey. …
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This paper investigates how the precision and stability of a teacher's value-added estimate relates to the characteristics of the teacher's students. Using a large administrative data set and a variety of teacher value-added estimators, it finds that the stability over time of teacher...
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The influx of immigrants has shifted the ethnic composition of public schools in many states including North Carolina. Recent evidence from North Carolina suggests that increases in Limited English students' concentration have led to a slight decline in performance solely for students at the top...
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Seasonal pollen allergies affect approximately 1 in 5 school age children. Clinical research has established that these allergies result in large and consistent decrements in cognitive functioning, problem solving ability and speed, focus and energy. However, the impact of seasonal allergies on...
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There is a perception among native born parents in the U.S. that the increasing number of immigrant students in schools creates negative peer effects on their children. In North Carolina there has been a significant increase in immigrants especially those with limited English language skills and...
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