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Millions of high school students who take an Advanced Placement (AP) course in one of over 30 subjects can earn college … that 15 percent of students' AP courses do not result in an AP exam. We predict that up to 32 percent of the AP courses … district exam subsidies on AP exam-taking rates. In fact, students on free and reduced-price lunch (FRL) in the districts that …
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We investigate the expected college completion time of European college students by using data from a survey of more … than 3000 students in 10 countries. We explain observed excess time to graduation by paying special attention to labor …
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a greater sorting of students and an increase in the returns to quality. These results somehow justify the recent …
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This is the first study on private tutoring in Turkey. Private tutoring especially for the purpose of preparing for the competitive university entrance examination is an important, widespread phenomenon in Turkey. Private tutoring centers are commonly referred to as "dersane" in Turkish. This...
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the secondary school students that attend SECs across the provinces are compared. Findings: The evidence points out to … have lower quality SECs and secondary schools. Further, the SEC participation among the secondary school students and the …
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This paper analyzes how changes in school expenditures affect dropout rates and standardized test scores based on data from 465 school districts in New York during the 2003/04 to the 2008/09 school years. Past traditional regression approaches show inconsistent results of school expenditures...
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students. …
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the effects of increased access to student loans on credit-constrained students' educational attainment, earnings, debt …
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describe how they aimed to analyse whether attending private tutoring centres (PTCs) enhances Turkish students' academic … cumulative grade point average (CGPA), parental education and students' sociocultural background. While the authors point out … important factor for determining students' academic performance. …
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The impact of school resources on the quality of education in developing countries may depend crucially on whether resources are targeted efficiently. In this paper we use a randomized experiment to analyze the impact of a school grants program in Senegal, which decentralized a portion of the...
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