start of the academic year. Previous research has shown that the difference is most pronounced early in pupils' school lives …Children born at the end of the academic year have lower educational attainment, on average, than those born at the …

This study provides a policy evaluation of laws allowing early school enrollment of children, i.e., enrollment before … employment. While the school starting age is usually determined by children's date of birth and legal cutoffs, some German states … the official school starting age. It investigates the effects of early enrollment on educational attainment, wages and …

School closings displace thousands of teachers in the US every year. This paper explores how 3rd to 5th grade teachers … school closings in our study, we find that while most displaced teachers move to new schools in the same district, a … than white teachers. Although the primary goal of school closings is typically to move students out of declining or failing …

portion of pay on student outcomes. In the US, the number of school districts adopting such performancebased financial …

school dropout rates by three to four percent. Our findings suggest that previous studies have failed to produce robust …