experiment across seven colleges to evaluate the algorithm's effects on students. Placement rates into college-level courses … track students. However, there are concerns that the most frequently used college placement exams lack validity and … reliability, and unnecessarily place students from under-represented groups into remedial courses. While recent research has shown …

experiment across seven colleges to evaluate the algorithm's effects on students. Placement rates into college-level courses … track students. However, there are concerns that the most frequently used college placement exams lack validity and … reliability, and unnecessarily place students from under-represented groups into remedial courses. While recent research has shown …

involved in foreclosure, we investigate the degree to which the test scores of students attending high-foreclosure schools … suffer, even among students not directly experiencing foreclosure. We also explore the impact on individual test scores of … school-level (by grade and year) student mobility - that is, inflows of new students to a school during the school year …

In Turkey, as in many other countries, female students perform better in high school and have higher test scores than … preferences for programs and schools on the allocation of students to colleges. Controlling for test score and high school …

the two earliest-adopting states, nearly half of all students were induced into testing, and 40-45% of them earned scores … mandates, with no effect on overall attendance. I conclude that a large number of high-ability students appear to dramatically … human capital investment for a substantial number of students …

which the test scores of students attending high-foreclosure schools suffer, even among students not directly experiencing … foreclosure. They also explore the impact on individual test scores of inflows of new students to a school during the school year …

equitable for students to enroll in schools that are a good fit for them. These universal enrollment systems offer a one …-stop shop for students to learn about different options, submit applications, and receive and accept offers. Using the … largest gains appear to be from streamlining applications and offers, with students receiving a single-best offer and schools …

research has examined how foreclosures affect the academic performance of students. This paper investigates the relationship … between mortgage foreclosures and the academic performance of students using a unique dataset that matches information on the … standardized test scores and attendance of individual Boston Public School students with real estate records indicating whether the …

-to-two tutoring setting. Using a randomized field experiment with 161 students in 12 Swedish schools, we find large positive effects …Although reading is a fundamental skill, many students leave school without being proficient readers. We examine a … literacy program targeting students most at-risk of reading difficulties in kindergarten and first grade. The program includes …

This paper studies the impact of a lottery-based desegregation program that allows minority students to transfer to … such a program receiving students, this paper studies the effects on participating students. In the short run, students who … several subjects. In the medium run, college enrollment increases by 8 percentage points for these students. This is due to …