Village-based schools: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Afghanistan
2012 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on how village schools affect attendance rates and academic achievement.
Education
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
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Child behavior and achievement: The role of social class and classroom composition
2012 report in American Behavioral Scientist on behavioral challenges and kindergarten individual and classroom academic performance.
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The role of socioeconomic status in SAT score, grades and college-admissions decisions
2012 study from the University of Minnesota published in Psychological Science on socioeconomic status, SAT scores and college admissions.
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Creating “no excuses” (traditional) public schools: Evidence from Houston
2011 study from Harvard University examining whether techniques used to raise scores in charter schools can be successfully transplanted to traditional public schools.
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Unauthorized alien students: Issues and “DREAM Act” legislation
2012 report by the CRS summarizing the proposed immigration reforms on permanent residency status for unauthorized alien students in the United States.
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Rural-nonrural disparities in postsecondary educational attainment revisited
2012 study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill surveying the disadvantages of rural students and examining the relationship between income and education.
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Achievement growth: International and U.S. state trends in student performance
2012 report from the Harvard Kennedy School on how the performance of U.S. public-school students compares domestically and internationally.
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No A 4 U: The relationship between multitasking and academic performance
2012 study in Computers & Education on how Facebook and instant messaging can hurt college students’ grades.
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Constrained after college: Student loans and early-career occupational choices
2011 study by the U.C. Berkeley and Princeton University in the Journal of Public Economics on how student debt can affect early career choices.
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Juvenile arrest and collateral educational damage in the transition to adulthood
2012 study from the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University on the impact of an arrest on a teen’s educational trajectory.
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