"Vermeersch and Kremer examine the effects of subsidized school meals on school participation, educational achievement …, and school finance in a developing country setting. They use data from a program that was implemented in 25 randomly … chosen preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school participation was 30 percent higher in the treatment group than in the …

This paper examines the effects of subsidized school meals on school participation, educational achievement, and school … preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school participation was 30 percent higher in the treatment group than in the comparison … experienced prior to the program. The school meals displaced teaching time and led to larger class sizes. Despite improved …

Vermeersch and Kremer examine the effects of subsidized school meals on school participation, educational achievement …, and school finance in a developing country setting. They use data from a program that was implemented in 25 randomly … chosen preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school participation was 30 percent higher in the treatment group than in the …

This paper examines the effects of subsidized school meals on school participation, educational achievement, and school … preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school participation was 30 percent higher in the treatment group than in the comparison … experienced prior to the program. The school meals displaced teaching time and led to larger class sizes. Despite improved …

education they receive. School enrollment rates have increased dramatically in developing counties since 1960, but many children … still leave school at a young age and often learn little while in school. This chapter reviews recent research on the impact …

-achieving pupils are particularly likely to benefit from tracking if teachers would otherwise have incentives to teach to the top of …-achieving peers is positive, but that tracking benefited lower-achieving pupils indirectly by allowing teachers to teach at a level …

-achieving pupils are particularly likely to benefit from tracking if teachers would otherwise have incentives to teach to the top of …-achieving peers is positive, but that tracking benefited lower-achieving pupils indirectly by allowing teachers to teach at a level …

. However, all students may benefit if tracking allows teachers to better tailor their instruction level. Lower-achieving pupils …-achieving pupils indirectly by allowing teachers to teach to their level …

distributes school uniforms to children in poor communities. The Nongovernmental organization (NGO) used a lottery to determine … instrumental variable to identify the impact of receiving a uniform. The authors find that giving a school uniform significantly … reduces school absenteeism by 38 percent. Effects are much larger for poorer students who did not previously own a uniform: a …