This paper presents the results from a randomized controlled trial of Chapter One, an early elementary reading tutoring … students were randomly assigned to receive supplementary tutoring during the 2021-22 school year (N=818). The study occurred in … over two times more likely to reach the program's target reading level by the end of kindergarten (70% vs. 32%). The …

participation and urban areas with larger numbers of alternative school districts appear to evoke a larger enrollment response. This … desegregation program and racial composition effects on academic, social, and labor market outcomes. The evidence on school …

introduced school vouchers or cash transfers programs that are targeted to disadvantaged children. Others have initiated programs … the incentives and constraints faced by all parties involved, the school providers, the parents and the children. The … to attract or retain students by expanding school access or by setting higher teacher eligibility requirements or …

-in-differences approach, we find that students participating in the program observed a higher increase in their school grades after the … implementation of the program, and that the difference in grades between the two groups decreases over time. By the end of the school …

Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School … access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too, the … number of providers continues to rise rapidly. A new law enshrining the rights of all children to free and compulsory …

the long-term effect of the COVID-19-related school closures on aggregate productivity through the human capital channel … school closure, respectively. These results appear to be broadly consistent with earlier findings in the literature. Two …

School accountability—the process of evaluating school performance on the basis of student performance measures … Republican federal administrations' education policies. This chapter reviews the theory of school-based accountability, describes … on students' long-run outcomes are more difficult to judge. It is also clear that school personnel respond to …