the United States during the 1990s and early 2000s on student achievement, especially in math. The effects on teachers and …

considerable autonomy while remaining in the state sector. We analyse the effects of two secondary free schools with different … schools have a strong positive impact on student test scores on average. However, we also find heterogeneous effects: the "no …. Both schools similarly reduce student absences and school mobility. Peer quality, teacher characteristics, and inspectorate …

British secondary schools moved from a system of extensive and early selection and tracking in secondary schools to one … with comprehensive schools during the 1960s and 70s. Before the reform, students would take an exam at age eleven, which … selective school system on student achievement. Previous studies analyzing this transition have typically used a value …

The nation's largest charter management organization is the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP). KIPP schools are … traditional reading and math skills. No Excuses charter schools are sometimes said to focus on relatively motivated high achievers … scores rise by roughly 0.35 standard deviations for each year spent at KIPP Lynn. -- human capital ; charter schools …

stem from increased competition among schools, rather than directly through expanded choice opportunities. Among students …, students whose catchment school is locally lowest-ranked earn higher scores when they have access to better local schools …

the evolution of postsecondary impacts of the interaction of school entry and compulsory schooling laws in Michigan. We …