overall null effects. Effects are larger for high-SES students and mostly confined to developed countries …

states, we identify the reform effect on students' probability to graduate from high school. The results show that high …This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform that was introduced in one German state on high … school dropout. The reform increased the standards of the curriculum by reducing the freedom of choice in course selection …

We use a regression-discontinuity design to study the effects of double blocking sixth-grade students in reading and … mathematics on their achievement across three years of middle school. To identify the effect of the intervention, we use sharp … cutoffs in the test scores used to assign students to double blocking. We find large, positive, and persistent effects of …

eligible to start school at a relatively older age. In turn, these students are 2 percentage points more likely to first attend … the increase in the high school graduation rate of relatively younger students attributable to the combination of school …Extant research on school entry and compulsory schooling laws finds that these policies increase the high school …

overall null effects. Effects are larger for high-SES students and mostly confined to developed countries …

private institutions similarly sort students and teachers within schools. We use two nationally representative samples …, covering high school and early elementary school. Public schools determine class size by ability and, to a lesser extent, by … larger classes. The endogeneity of class size due to non-random matching of students and teacher within institutions is due …

We study the effect of the world's largest school feeding program on children's learning outcomes. Staggered … that midday meals have a dramatic positive effect on learning achievement: children with up to 5 years of primary school … implementation across different states of a 2001 Indian Supreme Court Directive mandating the introduction of free school lunches in …

We study the effect of the world's largest school feeding program on children's learning outcomes. Staggered … that midday meals have a dramatic positive effect on learning achievement: children with up to 5 years of primary school … implementation across different states of a 2001 Indian Supreme Court Directive mandating the introduction of free school lunches in …

all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the …Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems …

all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the …Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems …