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Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences of Ability Tracking : Evidence from Texas Public Schools

Antonovics, Kate; Black, Sandra E.; Cullen, Julie Berry; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Schools often track students to classes based on ability. Proponents of tracking argue it is a low-cost tool to improve … tracking within schools for grades 4 through 8 over the years 2011-2019. We find substantial tracking; tracking within schools … overwhelms any sorting by ability that takes place across schools. The most important determinant of tracking is heterogeneity in …

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Why the Apple Doesn't Fall Far: Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2003

Parents with higher education levels have children with higher education levels. However, is this because parental education actually changes the outcomes of children, suggesting an important spillover of education policies, or is it merely that more able individuals who have higher education...

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High? The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Births

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004

Research suggests that teenage childbearing adversely affects both the outcomes of the mothers as well as those of their children. We know that low-educated women are more likely to have a teenage birth, but does this imply that policies that increase educational attainment reduce early...

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