persistence between parents and children's outcomes has been an active area of research. However, since Gary Solon's 1999 Chapter …

that are most effective for their children. Contrary to these arguments, empirical evidence suggests that parents may not …Proponents of school choice argue that it improves educational outcomes by allowing parents to self-select into schools …

At some point in their child’s education, many parents have considered whether it would be worth the expense to enrol … their child in a private school. For parents, private schools may offer a particular kind of instruction that is not … available in public schools. If private schools also attract higher-performing students and better teachers than public schools …

It is widely documented that U.S. students score below their OECD counterparts on international achievement tests, but …