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The Economics of Human Development and Social Mobility
Heckman, James J.; Mosso, Stefano - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
This paper distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of early life conditions in shaping multiple life skills and the evidence on critical and sensitive investment periods...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890110
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Knowledge, Tests, and Fadeout in Educational Interventions
Cascio, Elizabeth U.; Staiger, Doug - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
the variance in knowledge does indeed rise as children progress through school, but not enough for test score …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271467
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High-School Exit Examinations and the Schooling Decisions of Teenagers: A Multi-Dimensional Regression-Discontinuity Analysis
Murnane, Richard J.; Papay, John P.; Willett, John B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
We ask whether failing one or more of the state-mandated high-school exit examinations affects whether students graduate from high school. Using a new multi-dimensional regression-discontinuity approach, we examine simultaneously scores on mathematics and English language arts tests. Barely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652899
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The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Student Achievement
Dee, Thomas; Jacob, Brian - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act compelled states to design school-accountability systems based on annual student assessments. The effect of this Federal legislation on the distribution of student achievement is a highly controversial but centrally important question. This study presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008628325
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The Effect of Employment Protection on Worker Effort: Evidence from Public Schooling
Jacob, Brian A. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
This paper studies the effect of employment protection on worker productivity and firm output in the context of a public school system. In 2004, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) signed a new collective bargaining agreement that gave principals the flexibility to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008631704
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The Non-Cognitive Returns to Class Size
Dee, Thomas; West, Martin - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
Although recent evidence suggests that non-cognitive skills such as engagement matter for academic and economic success, there is little evidence on how key educational inputs affect the development of these skills. We present a re-analysis of follow-up data from the Project STAR class-size...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005828973
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Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure
Figlio, David; Rouse, Cecilia Elena; Hannaway, Jane; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
While numerous recent authors have studied the effects of school accountability systems on student test performance and school "gaming" of accountability incentives, there has been little attention paid to substantive changes in instructional policies and practices resulting from school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005777990
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Teacher Preparation and Student Achievement
Wyckoff, James; Boyd, Donald; Grossman, Pamela; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
There are fierce debates over the best way to prepare teachers. Some argue that easing entry into teaching is necessary to attract strong candidates, while others argue that investing in high quality teacher preparation is the most promising approach. Most agree, however, that we lack a strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005575202
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The Effects of Texas's Targeted Pre-Kindergarten Program on Academic Performance
Andrews, Rodney J.; Jargowsky, Paul; Kuhne, Kristin - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
There has been a resurgence in research that investigates the efficacy of early investments as a means of reducing gaps in academic performance. However, the strongest evidence for these effects comes from experimental evaluations of small, highly enriched programs. We add to this literature by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010821677
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Children's Schooling and Parents' Investment in Children: Evidence from the Head Start Impact Study
Gelber, Alexander M.; Isen, Adam - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
Parents may have important effects on their children, but little work in economics explores whether children …'s schooling opportunities crowd out or encourage parents' investment in children. We analyze data from the Head Start Impact Study …, which granted randomly-chosen preschool-aged children the opportunity to attend Head Start. We find that Head Start causes a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401050