The idea that students benefit from same-sex teachers has motivated policies around the world aimed at reducing gender …

design, we show that high-achieving classrooms improve math test scores by 23 percent of a standard deviation, with effects …

scores. Chapter 2 investigates the impact of four teacher characteristics - whether teachers hold a Master's degree, a … subject-specific qualification, a major in education, or their level of experience - on student science test scores in ten … different countries. Chapter 3 shows that teacher subject-specific qualifications positively affect student science test scores …

and reading gender gaps. We use rich administrative data from Chile, that allows us to follow teachers through different …This paper assesses the effect of teachers on the gender gap in student test scores. It combines different empirical … reduce the gender gap in math by 16.9%. The reduction in the math gender gap is greater in voucher schools (16.1%), among …

reform of education standards in math and English has negative spillovers on student achievement in science. Finally, Chapter … not only affect religiosity and gender role attitudes, but also affects the high-stakes choices of getting married, having … children and participating in the labor market. Chapter 3 provides evidence that the content of science education standards in …

This study aims to identify the main determinants of student performance in reading and maths across eight European …

/opposite- gender high-achievers in math in primary school is related, both for boys and girls, to better/worse later math academic …This paper investigates whether exposure to academically gifted peers of the same and opposite gender in primary school …