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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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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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There is a perception among native born parents in the USA 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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011619201
IAE's TIMSS 2015 study in order to quantify the gender achievement gap in eighth grade mathematics. Based on an education …
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, it shows that the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in …
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This paper surveys the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications. I show that … tertiary education students and graduates. Existing evidence suggests that this pattern is a result of a combination of … increasing returns to education and lower female effort costs of education. Widening gender gap in education combined with recent …
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This paper surveys the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications. I show that … tertiary education students and graduates. Existing evidence suggests that this pattern is a result of a combination of … increasing returns to education and lower female effort costs of education. Widening gender gap in education combined with recent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013109428
, it shows that the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696201
This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education …
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the level of special education provided. …
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