We estimate the longer-run effects of attending an effective high school (one that improves a combination of test … from attending effective schools. However, the least advantaged students experience the largest improvements in high-school … graduation, college-going, and school-based arrests. These patterns are driven by the least advantaged students benefiting the …

provide low-quality education. In this paper I examine this claim using a 1947 reform that increased the minimum school …

error in the peer background variable. When we correct for measurement error we find within school estimates close to the …

We evaluate the long-term effect of a "girl-friendly" primary school program in Burkina Faso, using a regression … non-selected schools. These upgraded schools are effective at getting children into school, getting children to start … school on time, and keeping children in school longer. Overall, we find that the schools sustain the large impacts observed …

school in order to avoid the negative attention they receive when their students perform poorly on primary leaving exams. We … attendance rates two school years later from .56 to .60. These attendance gains were driven primarily by outcomes in treatment …

School choice has become an increasingly prominent strategy for urban school districts seeking to enhance academic … advantage of these programs. To overcome this difficulty, we exploit randomized lotteries that determine high school admission …

by other white children. Moreover stratify by school type, we find that gaps in test scores between Head Start and other …

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examines the impact of high school … late 20s and early 30s. We find that the positive effects of having more high school classmates with a college educated … mother on college attendance in the years immediately following high school fade out as students reach their later 20s and …

many more high-achieving students than the average school. Gender-related differences and other breakdowns are also …