features a long school day, an extended school year, selective teacher hiring, strict behavior norms, and a focus on … impact of KIPP Academy Lynn, a KIPP school in Lynn, Massachusetts that typifies the KIPP approach. Our analysis focuses on …

scales impacts productivity, by exploiting a reform that compelled all schools in England to replace pay scales with school …

This paper analyzes the impact of longer school schedules on children's 2nd grade reading comprehension skills in Chile … choose full-day schools, and after controlling for selection, longer school schedules lead to an increase of 0.14 standard …) and urban schools, and among girls. We also find that the benefits of longer school days accumulate over time …

Social distancing requirements associated with COVID-19 have led to school closures. In April, 192 countries had closed … findings show that the school closures reduce future earnings. It is also likely that students from low-income countries will … after four months, with schools re-opening in the new academic year, and that school quality will not suffer …

We quantify the effect of school voucher spending on initial earnings. We use administrative data on the monetary …

for the efficient provision of goods and services in a market economy. This paper explores the implications of school … can explain several puzzling findings in the economics of education, including the fact that competition can, but does not … measure of ability dispersion in a school, leading to lower skill acquisition …