schools. A detailed analysis of Egyptian students' achievements reveals differential effects of school types, notably being …

information on the public-private character of both operation and funding of each tested school. Across countries, public …

schools. Instituted in 2008, the “Broadband at School” federal program in Brazil aimed to bring broadband to all urban public … examine the effect of “Broadband at School” program on students' academic performance. Using the system generalized method … of this policy, that school participation is endogenous. Precision is improved by controlling for an extensive student …

all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems … factors of the school system, as well as factors beyond the school system, account for cross-country achievement differences …

all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems … factors of the school system, as well as factors beyond the school system, account for cross-country achievement differences …

School accountability schemes require measures of school performance, and these measures are in practice often based on … sufficient information. A school accountability scheme that rewards school performance will create incentives for pupil selection …

school hours. We conduct a lab-in-the field experiment, leveraging the extension of India's school meal program from primary … to middle grades, to study the effects of school-based supplementary nutrition on students' cognitive effort in the … the program as well as pre and post meal recess on a school day, we find that the provision of meals improved the …

students’ exposure to financial education at school. Our results are threefold. First, mathematical skills have a positive … financial education at school varies widely across countries, and how having such an opportunity positively influences financial …

sort out of public education and into private schooling. The IRCA differentially increases Hispanic school board members … and school expenditure, highlighting legal status as a driver of Hispanic human capital accumulation and representation. …

prolong calamity-induced school closures. In this study, we combined student assessment data from the Philippine round of the … 2019 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study with school administrative records and area-level typhoon … warnings to assess the impact of short school closures on learning outcomes. Results show that one school closure day induced …