This contribution presents a framework of essential learning outcomes and a vision for the future of assessment for undergraduate-level education in economics. The framework includes a set of essential concepts (individual decision making, markets and other interactions, the aggregate economy,...

Schools can benefit from understanding how to use community volunteers to achieve academic goals. A randomized control evaluation, involving 1139 students from 71 schools, of the school-based mentoring program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America found modest but statistically significant...

Previous research suggests that school-based mentoring programs, such as those offered by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), yield statistically significant, but generally small improvements in the academic performance and scholastic efficacy beliefs of mentored students. The present...