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The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston
Gray-Lobe, Guthrie; Pathak, Parag A.; Walters, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
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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The Effects of School Libraries on Language Skills : Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in India
Borkum, Evan - 2012
students' scores on a language skills test administered after 16 months. The estimates are sufficiently precise to rule out …
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Still Worth the Trip? School Busing Effects in Boston and New York
Angrist, Joshua D.; Gray-Lobe, Guthrie; Idoux, Clemence M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
tried to integrate schools. Today, district-wide choice allows Boston and New York students to enroll far from home, perhaps …
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The Long-Term Distributional Impacts of a Full-Year Interleaving Math Program in Nigeria
Haar, Lotte van der; Gray-Lobe, Guthrie; Kremer, Michael; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This study reports the findings from a year-long randomized evaluation assessing the impact of assigning 62 classrooms in Nigeria to receive either blocked or interleaved math problem sets. Blocked practice sessions focused on a single skill at a time. Interleaved problem sets alternated between...
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Still worth the trip? : school busing effects in Boston and New York
Angrist, Joshua D.; Gray-Lobe, Guthrie; Idoux, Clemence M. - 2022
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The Long-Term Impacts of Girl-Friendly Schools : Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso
Ingwersen, Nicholas - 2019
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 …
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The Medium-Term Impacts of Girl-Friendly Schools : Seven-Year Evidence from School Construction in Burkina Faso
Kazianga, Harounan - 2019
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 …
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Medium- and Long-Term Educational Consequences of Alternative Conditional Cash Transfer Designs : Experimental Evidence from Colombia
Barrera-Osorio, Felipe - 2017
We show that three Colombian conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs for secondary schools improve educational outcomes eight and 12 years after random assignment relative to a control group. Forcing families to save a portion of the transfers until they make enrollment decisions for the next...
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Loose Knots : Strong versus Weak Commitments to Save for Education in Uganda
Karlan, Dean - 2014
Commitment devices offer an opportunity to restrict future choices. However, strict commitments may deter participation. Using a school-based commitment savings program for educational expenses in Uganda, we compare an account fully-committed to educational expenses to an account with a weaker...
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The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools : Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso
Kazianga, Harounan - 2012
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 …
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