Reaching the policy goal of improving student achieve­ment by adding resources to the school system has often proven … elusive. By contrast, ample evidence indicates that central exit exams constitute an important feature of a school system …

Catholic secondary schooling on high-school graduation rates and also examines Catholic schooling's effect on college … States. These measures of access provide potential instruments for Catholic school attendance. The results indicate that …

emphasize how education (school) is intrinsically linked to the labor market, both in providing initial preparation and training …

-grade cohort in the American Community Survey. Cohorts with more exposure are more likely to graduate from high school and earn …

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 …