. We then show that the benefits extended to the next generation with large reductions in the crime rates of the children …

, blacks and Hispanics. For wage income we also find evidence that Head Start has beneficial impacts, with effects located at …

on income as small as 0.087 percent in primary school and 0.12 percent in middle school. Population differences in …

impact has been in more disadvantaged schools and on the performance of middle and high ability students within these schools … resources can matter for children in the poorest secondary schools, particularly when building on a solid educational or ability … background. However, small changes in resources have little or no effect on the 'hard to reach' children who have not achieved a …

early achievement. It exploits two features of the school system in Holland. The first is rolling admissions; children are … children having their birthday before, during and after the summer holiday are placed in the same class. These features … generate sufficient exogenous variation in children's maximum length of schooling to identify its effects on test scores …