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resources matter for pupil outcomes. In this paper we look at this question by considering an English education policy …Despite being central to government education policy in many countries, there remains considerable debate about whether …. We report results showing a positive impact of the extra resources on school attendance and performance in Mathematics …
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This paper estimates the impact of school quality on the transition to higher education examination (abbreviated as YGS … same cohort, we find that student quality explains the transition to higher education examination outcomes to a large … average YGS score of AHS. This can be explained by the relatively standardized school resources devoted to AHS. The results …
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The influx of immigrants has shifted the ethnic composition of public schools in many states including North Carolina. Recent evidence from North Carolina suggests that increases in Limited English students' concentration have led to a slight decline in performance solely for students at the top...
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Seasonal pollen allergies affect approximately 1 in 5 school age children. Clinical research has established that these allergies result in large and consistent decrements in cognitive functioning, problem solving ability and speed, focus and energy. However, the impact of seasonal allergies on...
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„This paper was co-financed from the European Social Fund, through the Sectorial Operational Programme Human Resources … paper provides a review of theoretical studies linking university education and developed sense of adaptability and … performance in a business oriented career. The study starts with a review of field literature connecting education to career …
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academic performance of native students who remain. To address this question, we analyze education data from North Carolina, a …
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The federal government's Race to the Top competition has promoted the adoption of test-based performance measures as a component of teacher evaluations throughout many states, but the validity of these measures has been controversial among researchers and widely contested by teachers' unions. A...
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We consider a model in which educational investments entail productivity gains, signaling power, and social returns. The latter depend on the relative position the agent occupies in one of three di¤erent dimensions: (i) his innate characteristics, (ii) his level of schooling, and (iii) his...
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Education is the basic requirement and the ‘Fundamental Right’ of the citizens of a nation. Elementary Education system … all children under coverage of Elementary Education, which sadly has not been possible yet in India. Policy makers have … responded through various programs – two latest examples of which are the Sarva Shikhsa Mission and the Right to Education Bill …
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This paper reviews the literature on the relationship of economic growth to the education levels of the labor force …
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