The literature suggests that competition among schools might increase quality. However, not much empirical evidence is … is negative. In addition, private schools have higher quality levels. …

across schools with higher levels of funds targeted at more deprived schools. Real-terms increases in funding per pupil were … much larger for the most deprived group of primary and secondary schools (83% and 93%, respectively) as compared with the … least deprived primary and secondary schools (56% and 59%). In this paper, we decompose these increases in funding per pupil …

scores at younger grades that persist at least two years. We show that these effects are concentrated among schools that …

educational services more effectively than do small independent schools. Skeptics counter that large, centralized operations … create hard-to-manage bureaucracies and foster diseconomies of scale and that small schools are more effective at promoting … scaling up the best schools has proven to be a particularly difficult problem. If there are policies that would make it easier …

schools run by Bharuch municipality. The evidence show that the situation of elementary education is unsatisfactory and in bad … shape. The number of schools has declined rapidly, the learning levels of students are miserable, community participation is … looks very grim. Municipality schools are loosing ground in Bharuch city …

that achievement will rise when schools are given more resources, such as larger budgets and smaller classes. The school … competition theory holds that achievement rises when schools compete for students, though critics counter that school choice leads … to greater segregation. The family resources theory holds that children's achievement is shaped less by schools than by …

schools that decide to participate in school voucher programs in seven locations. Regression analysis indicates that more … specialized private schools are less likely to participate in voucher programs than regular private schools. Specifically, the … preferred model finds that private schools that identify as Montessori, special education, and alternative are less likely to …