mapped into the observed 1-5 integer scores, for over 4.5 million students. Earning higher AP integer scores positively … that receiving a score of 3 over a 2 on junior year AP exams causes students to take between 0.06 and 0.14 more AP exams …

enrollment of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 by 20 percentage points and increased their test scores by 0.45 standard … deviations. The change in test scores for those children caused to attend school by the program is 2.2 standard deviations. We …

We conduct a randomized evaluation of the effect of village-based schools on children's academic performance using a … sample of 31 villages and 1,490 children in rural northwestern Afghanistan. The program significantly increases enrollment … and test scores among all children, eliminates the 21 percentage point gender disparity in enrollment, and dramatically …

by 0.29 standard deviations. Students in treatment schools progress further through the grades, compared to students in … non-selected schools. These upgraded schools are effective at getting children into school, getting children to start … school on time, and keeping children in school longer. Overall, we find that the schools sustain the large impacts observed …

discontinuity design. Ten years later, primary school-age children in villages selected for the program attend school more often and … children exposed earlier in the program. Secondary-school–age youths and young adults (those old enough to have finished …

and numeracy skills to children lagging behind in government schools. We find the program to be very effective: it … increased average test scores of all children in treatment schools by 0.14 standard deviations in the first year, and 0.28 in … grade with two hours of shared computer time per week, in which students played educational games that reinforced …