variety of school strategies and outcomes. In this paper, we collect unparalleled data on the inner-workings of 35 charter … schools and correlate these data with credible estimates of each school's effectiveness. We find that traditionally collected … teachers with an advanced degree -- are not correlated with school effectiveness. In stark contrast, we show that an index of …

disaggregated data for Arizona high school class sizes that excludes special education classes and includes virtual or hybrid … that we will find an inverse relationship between student-to-teacher ratios and school funding within public high schools …

proposes that arguments for increased state spending in school education is expressively appealing as it appears equitable, but …

effects of desegregation on public and private enrollment and the system of school finance for Louisiana. I show that the … system of school finance in Louisiana had long favored whites in high black enrollment share districts. Because of this … share. The analysis suggests that the Jim-Crow system of school finance -- which had prevailed for over 60 years …

stagnant from 1880 to 1910. We examine a large scale school construction project, the Rosenwald Rural Schools Initiative, which …,000 school buildings were constructed, serving approximately 36 percent of the Black rural school-aged Southern population. We … use historical Census data and World War II enlistment records to analyze the effects of the program on school attendance …