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A Theoretical Model of the Distribution of Teacher Attention under Benchmark Testing

Ross, Justin M. - 2011

This paper provides a tractable theoretical model designed to capture the targeting incentives created by benchmark testing. Under high-stakes benchmark testing, schools and teachers are judged on the fraction of students that meet some given level of educational attainment. The incentive for...

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Reducing parent-school information gaps and improving education outcomes : evidence from high-frequency text messages

Berlinski, Samuel G.; Busso, Matias; Dinkelman, Taryn; … - 2021

higher risk of later grade retention and dropout. Leveraging existing school inputs for a light-touch, cost-effective, and …

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Reducing Parent-School Information Gaps and Improving Education Outcomes : Evidence from High-Frequency Text Messages

Berlinski, Samuel G.; Busso, Matias; Dinkelman, Taryn; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

today, representing waste in school resources. We investigate whether reducing parent-school information gaps can improve … of positive classroom spillovers. Leveraging existing school inputs to implement a light-touch, cost …

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