Using a randomized trial, we evaluate the impact of one of the few free privately-managed middle schools in Uruguay: Liceo Jubilar. The research exploits the excess of applicants over the school’s capacity and the fact that participants are selected randomly. The study tracks and compares over...

Using a randomized trial, we evaluate the impact of Liceo Jubilar, a tuition-free private school providing middle school education to poor students in Montevideo, Uruguay. The research compares adolescents randomly selected to enter the school with those not drawn in the school lottery. Several...

We study the three-year impact of a private tuition-free middle school on the academic outcomes of poor students. Several features of the treatment school fit with innovative paradigms that have delivered successful outcomes in poor urban areas. Our research design exploits the excess of...