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special-need students, groups that charter critics have argued are typically under-served. The results show overall gains of 0 ….35 standard deviations in math and 0.12 standard deviations in reading for each year spent at KIPP Lynn. LEP students, special … education students, and those with low baseline scores benefit more from time spent at KIPP than do other students, with reading …
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We use admissions lotteries to estimate the effects of large-scale public preschool in Boston on college-going, college preparation, standardized test scores, and behavioral outcomes. Preschool enrollment boosts college attendance, as well as SAT test-taking and high school graduation. Preschool...
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boost achievement, these gains emerge only for students who attend lottery schools. Attendance at a coveted Grade A screened …
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needn't capture treatment effects for students who haven't applied to charter schools or for students attending charters for …. Students enrolled in the schools designated for closure are eligible for "grandfathering" into the new schools; that is, they … attendance: the grandfathering instrument compares students at schools designated for takeover with students who appear similar …
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comprehensive high schools into small schools with roughly 100 students per grade. We use assignment lotteries embedded in New York … attendance causes a substantial increase in college enrollment, with a marked shift to CUNY institutions. Students are also less … likely to require remediation in reading and writing when at college. Detailed school surveys indicate that students at small …
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disadvantaged students to attend private schools of their choice. We exploit random assignment of LSP vouchers at oversubscribed …
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