all due to differences in what students bring with them to school - socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems … factors of the school system, as well as factors beyond the school system, account for cross-country achievement differences …

all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems … factors of the school system, as well as factors beyond the school system, account for cross-country achievement differences …

primary and secondary school. Using PISA, PIRLS, and TIMSS data, we investigate the role of early educational tracking …

This paper studies the effects of school organisation on short- and long-run pupil outcomes, exploiting a policy change … that reorganised Swedish middle school education. The reorganisation induced pupils to remain in small local schools … qualifications. Despite that the previous literature has found that school transitions and school size are important inputs in the …

Suspension from school is a commonly-used, yet controversial, school disciplinary measure. This paper uses unique … may continue to play a role in school discipline without harming the educational prospects of those sanctioned. …

the school and class of the 15 to 16 year old respondents to the survey. Based on our quantile regressions, we interpret …