differences in achievement into gender differences in endowments and returns to IQ and non-cognitive factors. This descriptive … to social and instrumental skills and need for achievement can explain part of the differences in performance. Boys seem …

Is the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) a measure of achievement or ability? The answer to this question is critical … AFQT measures school achievement. …

Estimates using admissions lotteries suggest that urban charter schools boost student achievement, while charter … sources of charter effect heterogeneity, we show that urban charter schools boost achievement well beyond that of urban public … school students, while non-urban charters reduce achievement from a higher baseline. Student demographics explain some of …

Sniper" attacks on student achievement in Virginia's public schools. In order to identify the causal impact of these events … percentage points. Particularly concerning from an equity standpoint, these effects appear to be entirely driven by achievement …

early achievement. It exploits two features of the school system in Holland. The first is rolling admissions; children are …

education (SPED) students, as well as students with low baseline achievement levels. We use applicant lotteries to evaluate the … emblematic of the No Excuses approach to public education, a highly standardized and widely replicated charter model that … special needs students that may be underserved. The results show average achievement gains of 0.36 standard deviations in math …

number of schools by 10 percent increases pupils' achievement by 3 percent of a standard deviation. A reduction in the supply …

are negligible. Second, among composition effects, education has an inequality-reducing impact, while the increase in … clear cut policy implication is that policies enhancing education and economic performance contribute to reduce happiness …