one or more cohorts of students take three or more tests in the subject of interest (e.g., state assessments in three …

This paper describes a field experiment in Oklahoma City Public Schools in which students were provided with free … cellular phones and daily information about the link between human capital and future outcomes via text message. Students …' reported beliefs about the relationship between education and outcomes were influenced by treatment, and treatment students …

After decades of narrowing, the achievement gap between black and white school children widened in the 1990s - a period …

are able to make good decisions about whom to hire, these reforms have the potential to benefit schools and students … (certification exam scores; college competitiveness) are more likely to apply for transfer, while teachers whose students demonstrate …

be more effective because students do not know the educational production function, and thus have little clue how to turn …

teachers resulted in average improved achievement for students in the poorest decile of schools of .03 standard deviations …

, while less effective transfers stay in lower-performing schools, likely exacerbating the differences across students in the …

one agent (students) for various inputs in the education production function (i.e. attendance, behavior, interim … assessments, homework, and uniforms). In Houston, TX, incentives were "vertical" - provided to multiple agents (parents, teachers …, and students) for a single input (math objectives). On outcomes for which we provided direct incentives, there were large …