Pop-Eleches and Urquiola (2013) apply a regression discontinuity to the Romanian secondary school system, and notably … find that (a) students who go to a better school get higher scores on an exam used for university admission, (b) parents of … students who get into a better school help their kids less with homework, and (c) kids who go to a slightly better school …

This essay explores the post-Parents Involved options available to local school boards that continue to face the … Court’s lack of deference towards the Seattle and Louisville school districts’ stated goals for adopting the voluntary … higher education affirmative action cases by refusing to give deference to the policy choices of the local school officials …

1980's. This paper analyzes the effect of school choice and local educational policies on that inequality, known as school … Hungarian towns, free school choice diminishes the role of residential distribution because many students commute to schools of … their choice. Towns where such commuting is more pronounced are characterized by stronger inter-school inequalities. We also …