projects. In all three locations, participation rates quickly rose, to more than 85 percent, even though parents and students …-term incentives to reinforce a minimum degree of mandatory participation. The program began in 2001 for entering Grade 9 students … were required to commit in writing to conditions and high expectations of the program. Comparing students from other …

projects. In all three locations, participation rates quickly rose, to more than 85 percent, even though parents and students …-term incentives to reinforce a minimum degree of mandatory participation. The program began in 2001 for entering Grade 9 students … were required to commit in writing to conditions and high expectations of the program. Comparing students from other …

" attitude towards students are correlated with large gains in academic performance, with traditional inputs like class size …

, second we use a variety of measures of infant health, and finally we track children through their schooling years and into …