Using a variance decomposition framework which provides bounds on the effect of families and neighbourhoods, we find …. Neighbourhoods are less important than families, as the correlations among siblings are significantly higher than among children …

Using a variance decomposition framework which provides bounds on the effect of families and neighbourhoods, we find …. Neighbourhoods are less important than families, as the correlations among siblings are significantly higher than among children …

vocational training schools. At the same time, those choosing vocational training schools are more likely to drop out under the … vocational training schools due to supply constraints, and a shift in student composition to include more students from lower …

provides home visits and educational toys and books to disadvantaged families when the child is between the ages of 2 and 3 …

provides home visits and educational toys and books to disadvantaged families when the child is between the ages of 2 and 3 …

Proximity augments homeless students' educational outcomes. Homeless K-8 graders whose families are placed in shelters … near their schools have 8 percent (2.4 days) better attendance, are a third (18 percentage points) less likely to change … schools, and exhibit higher rates of proficiency and retention. Homeless high schoolers have 5 percent (2.5 days) better …

, their families, and their communities, no study has considered its impact on racial disparities in educational achievement …. Analyzing the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study and its rich paternal incarceration data, this study asks whether …