Decentralization of decision-making is among the most intriguing recent school reforms, in part because countries went … countries. Relying on panel estimation with country fixed effects, we identify the effect of school autonomy from within …-country changes in the average share of schools with autonomy over key elements of school operations. Our results show that autonomy …

primary school children. There is a significant difference in maths test scores in favour of boys, similar to that previously … observed in developed countries. This difference cannot be explained by gender differences in school quality, home environment …, or within-school gender discrimination in access to schooling inputs. However, the gender gap varies widely with …

-variable approach that exploits an exogenous shock to the Catholic school system, we show that the positive correlation between Catholic …

stringent disciplinary environments in response to their earlier-born children's poor performance in school in order to deter … such outcomes for their later-born offspring. We provide robust empirical evidence that school performance of children in …

' biological clocks shift to later in the day as they enter adolescence. Some school districts have moved to later start times for … the effect of high school start times on student learning. We use longitudinal data from the Child Development Supplement …-representative sample of students. We also use the CDS time diaries to explore the effects of high school start times on students' 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 …