This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform that was introduced in one German state on high … school dropout. The reform increased the standards of the curriculum by reducing the freedom of choice in course selection … states, we identify the reform effect on students ́probability to graduate from high school. The results show that high …

This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform that was introduced in one German state on high … school dropout. The reform increased the standards of the curriculum by reducing the freedom of choice in course selection … states, we identify the reform effect on students' probability to graduate from high school. The results show that high …

Despite the growing evidence on the negative consequences of school bullying, there is no consensus regarding the most … effective strategies to fight this problem. We study the impact of a randomized intervention to reduce school bullying in urban …

This paper analyzes the impact of longer school schedules on children's 2nd grade reading comprehension skills in Chile … choose full-day schools, and after controlling for selection, longer school schedules lead to an increase of 0.14 standard …) and urban schools, and among girls. We also find that the benefits of longer school days accumulate over time …

The 2010 primary school reform in the UK aimed at giving schools more autonomy and freedom from local council's control … academy or joining an academy chain. However, the majority of studies have focused solely on the impact of school conversion … impact of the two different models of school governance on students' achievement. We exploit an instrumental variable …

This paper analyzes the impact of longer school days on student achievement in Colombia. To identify the impact of … longer schools days, this study exploits plausibly exogenous within school variation in the length of the school day. Using … test score data from 5th and 9th graders in 2002, 2005, and 2009, along with school administrative data, this research uses …

nationwide and within-district school rankings. Using data from the universe of school performance from 2011-2016, we identify … from the terminal year of primary school. …

We consider long-term impacts of establishing school psychology offices in Norway, which introduced 'maturity testing …' to advice parents and school boards on school starting age. In the early reform period, children born close to the … normative age cut-off who reached school-starting age after the establishment were more likely to finish compulsory schooling …

This paper examines the effects of increasing the compulsory school leaving (CSL) age from 16 to 18 in Hungary using a … of elementary school in 1998. Identification is based on compliance with the age of elementary school start rule …. Compliance with the age rule creates a discontinuity in the probability of starting school under the higher CSL age regime around …

Without a school degree, students can have difficulty in the labor market. To improve the lives of upper …-secondary school dropouts, German states instituted a school reform that awarded an interim degree to high-track students upon … completion of Grade 9. Using retrospective spell data on school and labor market careers from the National Educational Panel …