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Black, Sandra E. - 2017

employ data from the universe of children born in Florida between 1994 and 2002 and in Denmark between 1990 and 2001, which …

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Sibling Spillovers May Enhance the Efficacy of Targeted School Policies

Figlio, David N.; Karbownik, Krzysztof; Özek, Umut - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

a regression discontinuity design, we document how a third grade retention policy affects both the target children and … their younger siblings. The policy improves test scores of both children while the spillover is up to 30% of the target … child effect size. The effects are particularly pronounced in families where one of the children is disabled, for boys, and …

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Do High Grading Standards Affect Student Performance?

Figlio, David N. - 2000

This paper explores the effects of high grading standards on student test performance in elementary school. While high standards have been advocated by policy-makers, business groups, and teacher unions, very little is known about their effects on outcomes. Most of the existing research on...

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The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap is a White Affluent Phenomenon

Dossi, Gaia; Figlio, David N.; Giuliano, Paola; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Previous research has shown that norms around the role of women in society could help explain the gender gap in mathematics, and that these norms could be transmitted within the family. Using data from the Florida Department of Education combined with birth certificates we uncover important...

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Diversity in Schools : Immigrants and the Educational Performance of U.S. Born Students

Figlio, David N.; Giuliano, Paola; Marchingiglio, Riccardo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We study the effect of exposure to immigrants on the educational outcomes of US-born students, using a unique dataset combining population-level birth and school records from Florida. This research question is complicated by substantial school selection of US-born students, especially among...

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The Unintended Consequences of Test-Based Remediation

Figlio, David N.; Özek, Umut - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

School systems around the world use achievement tests to assign students to schools, classes, and instructional resources, including remediation. Using a regression discontinuity design, we study a Florida policy that places middle school students who score below a proficiency cutoff into...

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