In this study we investigate the relationship between student achievement and a crucial aspect of teaching: curriculum implementation strategies. More specifically, we consider three strategies representing teachers' approach in dealing with heterogeneous classes: i) spending time on the same...

Using panel data on Italian students from 2013 to 2019, we compare the effect of a student’s class rank to the effect of class quality in primary school on subsequent academic outcomes. We propose a new strategy to identify the impact of rank while controlling for peer effects, by leveraging...