We examine the effect of a gifted and talented program in academic secondary education. Students are assigned based on a cutoff score in a cognitive aptitude test, which we exploit in a fuzzy regression discontinuity framework to identify program effects. We find that assigned students obtain...

This second OECD review of Irelands educational policies reveals the significant progress that has been achieved since the 1960s and highlights current issues and problems, including the consequences of rapid social and economic change. It underlines several constraints that have weighed on the...

Reform of education, training and human resource development is an integral part of the transition to a democratic society and market economy. Lithuania has made progress in all these areas since reform began in 1990. The challenge for the Ministry of Education and Science has been to promote...