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by the reform significantly increased their education and experienced higher labor income. Our main result is that the …. These results are not driven by the direct impact of education and are not explained by higher turnout, or greater attention …
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of gifted & talented education to racial segregation using data on the presence and racial composition of gifted … & talented education is a quantitatively small contributor to racial segregation in US elementary schools …
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The Right to Education Act in 2009 guaranteed access to free primary education for all children in India ages 6 …
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math achievement. We find little evidence that PFP improved attendance or achievement in schools without books even though … consistent with the hypothesis that teacher effort and books are complements in education production …
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students with a higher third grade academic rank, conditional on achievement and classroom fixed effects, have higher …
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education programs for compensatory and special education. We simulate the distribution of funds and show the considerable …
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Economists have long believed education is essential to the acquisition of human capital and contributes to economic … growth. However, education researchers, political and business leaders and other stakeholders have raised concerns about the … quality and costs of the K-12 education system in the United States and the implications for the development of the nation …
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A large gap in incarceration rates between black and white men has been evident since the early 20th century. This paper examines the effect of access to primary schooling on black incarceration in this period. I use the construction of 5,000 schools in the US South, funded by philanthropist...
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school-based deworming. The program increased labor supply among men and education among women, with accompanying shifts in …
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political representation of Muslims improves health and education outcomes in the district from which the legislator is elected …
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