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School enrollment has universally increased over the past 25 years in low-income countries. However, enrolling in … school does not guarantee that children learn. A large share of children in low-income countries learn little, and they …
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Social distancing requirements associated with COVID-19 (coronavirus) have led to school closures. In mid-April, the … increased earnings. What is not known is how much earnings will decline due to the school closures. Starting with the fact that … education closures to estimate the loss in marginal future earnings. The findings show that the school closures reduce future …
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first grade for a Mexico City private school that targets and subsidizes attendance for low-income children. Over three … more satisfied with their school and had higher educational expectations for their children. Unlike findings from low … indicate gains made by the lowest income students in the sample help explain the school's impact. This suggests private schools …
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Students around the world are going to school but are not learning -- an emerging gap in human capital formation. To …
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up to age 5 and one targeting the school environment for first and second grade students. The first intervention supports …'s readiness for school. Among children of mothers without high school education, being in a treatment community positively affects … the school readiness literacy domains and overall score by 0.19 and 0.2 standard deviation, respectively, for girls and …
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This paper examines whether an expansion in the supply of public preschool crowds out private enrollment. The paper uses rich data for municipalities in Brazil from 2000 to 2006, where federal transfers to local governments change discontinuously with given population thresholds. The results...
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- and middle-income nations. This study estimates the effects of such an expansion on progression in primary school in rural …
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to inform improvements in school management and classroom instruction in developing countries. This study conducted an … which schools were provided with the reports and also workshops and school visits for supervisors, principals, and teachers …
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scores among upper secondary school students from poor backgrounds. The identification strategy is the random allocation into … secondary school. An important policy implication is that a well-targeted scholarship program should be complemented with a …
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School safety and classroom disciplinary climate have a direct impact on teachers' ability to teach and students …' ability to learn. School safety and classroom disciplinary climates have been declining in the Middle East and North Africa … disrupted learning environments, at the school and classroom levels, in the Middle East and North Africa region and to uncover …
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