program by using two types of variation: difference-in-difference analysis of schools stopping and starting their METCO …

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 …

Institutional schools in Nepal, under compelling surveillance of state and government agencies, are in unprecedented … form of non-profit philanthropic entity instead of its impending corporate body. The private schools and their leadership … styles regenerating their schools with new and alternative image in society and government …

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 …

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 …

enrolled into Peruvian public magnet schools, Colegios de Alto Rendimiento (COAR), on educational outcomes of younger students … in their schools of origin. Using administrative data from the Ministry of Education for 2016, we find that having at …

the recent past amongst advanced countries – the introduction of academy schools to English secondary education. Academies … are state schools that are allowed to run in an autonomous manner which is free from local authority control. Almost all … academies are conversions from already existent state schools and so are school takeovers that enable more autonomy. Our …

order to improve disadvantaged students' access to education in public schools …

difference-in-differences design that compares changes in outcomes for ZOC schools and demographically similar non-ZOC schools …-performing schools. We interpret these findings through the lens of a model of school demand in which schools exert costly effort to … preferences and the spatial distribution of schools. We demonstrate that the effects of ZOC were larger for schools exposed to …

considerable resources on building and equipping schools and paying teachers have contributed to global convergence in enrollment …