A simple model of decentralised graduation standards is presented. It is shown that a school whose students are … model's predictions are tested using Dutch school-level data. Since students in the Netherlands have to participate both in … disadvantaged on the labour market applies less demanding standards because such students have less incentives to graduate. The …

The great majority of studies on the effect of school quality on academic outcomes do not take account of changes in … student choices concerning effort if school quality, e.g. class size, changes. We show that empirical estimates of the "total …" effect of changes in school quality could be quite different from the "partial" effect holding other inputs (including …

rural school districts, there is something about central city schools that makes their students perform worse on the state … suburban schools' students to drop out of school more than students from rural districts … proficiency test. However, this same something makes central city schools graduate students at a higher rate, holding a multitude …

rural school districts, there is something about central city schools that makes their students perform worse on the state … suburban schools' students to drop out of school more than students from rural districts … proficiency test. However, this same something makes central city schools graduate students at a higher rate, holding a multitude …

to college students at a large state school to determine what impact dormitory living has on student performance. We use … such as tutoring and student organizations that encourage an environment condusive to learning. A survey was administered …

The typical measure used by researchers and school administrators to evaluate teachers is based on how the students … heterogeneous across her students, the typically used measure reflects differences in the average value-added the teacher provides …

-service cognitive and pedagogical skills as measured by two state examinations and the high-school GPA on later effectiveness. I apply …

Very few studies analyze the long-term educational effects of private secondary school attendance while controlling for … socioeconomic status. In Québec, the second most populous Canadian province, twenty percent of students at this level are enrolled … Canada?s Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) to estimate the average treatment on the treated effect of private school on the …

pre-primary education and achievement test scores in primary school. Relying on the first-of-its-kind 2015 wave data from …-primary education is a robust determinant with a negative impact on students’ performance in science. This result is confirmed both …Existing theoretical and empirical evidence on the determinants of students’ performance reveals a direct link between …

finds that among all teachers, there is no difference in the attrition rate between charter and traditional public school … school counterparts. Among new teachers who voluntarily leave or move, teaching at a charter increases the odds of leaving by … teaching high school, those with graduate degrees, and those with grater responsibilities outside of the classroom are more …