-country changes in the average share of schools with autonomy over key elements of school operations. Our results show that autonomy …

in improving the educational quality. We delineate several institutional reforms which would help schools to respond … and the US too often hold schools accountable for outcomes over which they have little control – but that such problems …

– in Bangladesh where school grants and education allowances are offered to attract hard-to-reach children to schools … comprised of a single teacher and a classroom. The operating unit cost of these schools is a fraction of that of formal primary … schools. We use panel data to investigate whether ROSC schools are effective in raising enrolment and learning outcomes. Our …

A significant proportion of migrant children in China are not able to attend public schools for lack of local household … registration (HuKou), and turn to privately-operated migrant schools. This paper examines the consequences of such a partially … migrant students who are unable to enroll in public schools perform significantly worse than their more fortunate counterparts …

We conduct a randomized evaluation of the effect of village-based schools on children's academic performance using a …). While all students benefit, the effects accrue disproportionately to girls. Evidence suggests that the village-based schools … provide a comparable education to traditional schools. Estimating the effects of distance on academic outcomes, children prove …