-random distribution of teachers and students among classrooms within schools. We find compelling evidence that teacher credentials affect … distribution of teacher credentials by race and socio-economic status of high school students -- a pattern we also document …

Uniform use in public schools is rising, but we know little about how they affect students. Using a unique dataset from …

event-study analyses focusing on students that attend targeted schools and therefore exposed to major campus renovations …

Children starting school at older ages consistently exhibit better educational outcomes. In this paper, we underscore … relatively younger children to special needs services. The effect is persistent throughout compulsory schooling, resulting in …

Growing concerns over the achievement of U.S. students have led to proposals to reward good teachers and penalize (or … students' test scores into components attributed to student heterogeneity and to teacher quality. Implicit in the VAM approach … are strong assumptions about the nature of the educational production function and the assignment of students to …

schools, students, and their families with our own survey conducted in 2000 regarding the use of teacher incentives. This …

adulthood. The program led to a gradual increase in university education of the high school treated students, reaching a gain of …