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Figlio, David; Loeb, Susanna - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 3, (pp. 383-421). 2011

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

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The introduction of academy schools to England's education

Eyles, Andrew; Machin, Stephen - 2015

the recent past amongst advanced countries – the introduction of academy schools to English secondary education. Academies … are state schools that are allowed to run in an autonomous manner which is free from local authority control. Almost all … academies are conversions from already existent state schools and so are school takeovers that enable more autonomy. Our …

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The effect of sharing a mother tongue with peers : evidence from North Carolina middle schools

Ahn, Thomas; Jepsen, Christopher - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 4 (2015), pp. 1-21

) peers and student achievement, using detailed panel data from 2006 to 2012. Percent LEP has a negative association with … has little if any discernable relationship with achievement. For LEP students, having more LEP peers speak their mother … tongue is positively associated with reading achievement and negatively associated with mathematics achievement. …

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Impact of duration of primary education on school outcomes : a cross-country analysis

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Pérez-Reynosa, Jessica H. - 2013

Using panel data for non-OECD countries covering the period 1970-2012, this paper analyzes the impact of the duration of primary education on school enrollment, drop-outs and completion rates. The empirical results show that for children in elementary school one additional grade of primary...

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Do more educated leaders raise citizens' education?

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Pérez-Reynosa, Jessica H. - 2013

This paper looks at the contribution of political leaders to enhance citizens' education and investigate how the educational attainment of the population is affected while a leader with higher education remains in office. For this purpose, we consider educational transitions of political leaders...

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Does the precision and stability of value-added estimates of teacher performance depend on the types of students they serve?

Stacy, Brian; Guarino, Cassandra; Reckase, Mark D.; … - 2013

finds that the stability over time of teacher value-added estimates can depend on the previous achievement level of a …

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Majority vote on educational standards : conference paper

Schwager, Robert - 2013 - First draft

The direct democratic choice of an examination standard, i.e., a performance level required to graduate, is evaluated against a utilitarian welfare function. It is shown that the median preferred standard is inefficiently low if the marginal cost of reaching a higher performance reacts more...

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Study versus television

Browning, Martin James; Heinesen, Eskil - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 3 (2014), pp. 1-16

The great majority of studies on the effect of school quality on academic outcomes do not take account of changes in student choices concerning effort if school quality, e.g. class size, changes. We show that empirical estimates of the "total" effect of changes in school quality could be quite...

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Academic achievement and tracking : a theory based on grading standards

Ehlers, Tim; Schwager, Robert - 2016

We present a theory explaining the impact of ability tracking on academic performance based on grading policies. Our model distinguishes between initial ability, which is mainly determined by parental background, and eagerness to extend knowledge. We show that achievements of low ability...

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Unlucky to be young? : the long-term effects of school starting age on smoking behaviour and health

Bahrs, Michael; Schumann, Mathias - 2016

In this study, we analyse the long-term effects of school starting age on smoking behaviour and health in adulthood. School entry rules combined with birth month are used as an instrument for school starting age. The analysis adopts the German Socio-Economic Panel data and employs a fuzzy...

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