math achievement. We find little evidence that PFP improved attendance or achievement in schools without books even though …

Is the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) a measure of achievement or ability? The answer to this question is critical … AFQT measures school achievement. …

education (SPED) students, as well as students with low baseline achievement levels. We use applicant lotteries to evaluate the … special needs students that may be underserved. The results show average achievement gains of 0.36 standard deviations in math …, and low-achievement groups. The average reading gains are driven almost completely by SPED and LEP students, whose reading …

number of schools by 10 percent increases pupils' achievement by 3 percent of a standard deviation. A reduction in the supply …

differences in achievement into gender differences in endowments and returns to IQ and non-cognitive factors. This descriptive … to social and instrumental skills and need for achievement can explain part of the differences in performance. Boys seem …

Sniper" attacks on student achievement in Virginia's public schools. In order to identify the causal impact of these events … percentage points. Particularly concerning from an equity standpoint, these effects appear to be entirely driven by achievement …