Laura M. Crispin Department of Economics Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA 19131 lcrispin@sju.edu EXTRACURRICULAR PARTICIPATION, “AT-RISK” STATUS, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT DECISION Abstract I estimate the effect of extracurricular participation on the high school…
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ACT FOR ALL: THE EFFECT OF MANDATORY
ACT FOR ALL: THE EFFECT OF MANDATORY COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS ON POSTSECONDARY ATTAINMENT AND CHOICE Joshua Hyman Department of Public Policy University of Connecticut West Hartford, CT 06117 joshua.hyman@uconn.edu Abstract This paper examines the effects…
INTENSIVE COLLEGE COUNSELING AND
INTENSIVE COLLEGE COUNSELING AND THE ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS Benjamin Castleman Curry School of Education University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 castleman@virginia.edu Joshua Goodman (corresponding author) Kennedy School of Government Harvard University Cambridge,…
RACIAL INTERACTION EFFECTS
RACIAL INTERACTION EFFECTS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Jeffrey Penney Department of Economics Pontificia Universidad Javeriana S.J., Bogotá D.C., Colombia dr.jeffrey.penney@gmail.com Abstract Previous research has found that students who are of the same race as their teacher…
MOVING MATTERS: THE CAUSAL EFFECT
MOVING MATTERS: THE CAUSAL EFFECT OF MOVING SCHOOLS ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE Amy Ellen Schwartz Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244 amyschwartz@syr.edu Leanna Stiefel Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of…
CAPITALIZATION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS
CAPITALIZATION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS INTO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES Abstract Although prior research has found clear impacts of schools and school quality on property values, little is known about whether charter schools have similar effects. Using…
LINKING TEACHER QUALITY, STUDENT
LINKING TEACHER QUALITY, STUDENT ATTENDANCE, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Seth Gershenson School of Public Affairs American University Washington, DC 20016-8070 gershens@american.edu Abstract Research on the effectiveness of educational inputs, particularly research on teacher effectiveness, typically overlooks…
Matthew A. Kraft
Matthew A. Kraft Department of Education Brown University Providence, RI 02912 mkraft@brown.edu TEACHER LAYOFFS, TEACHER QUALITY, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM A DISCRETIONARY LAYOFF POLICY Abstract Most teacher layoffs during the Great Recession were implemented…
HOLD BACK TO MOVE FORWARD?
HOLD BACK TO MOVE FORWARD? EARLY GRADE RETENTION AND STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR Umut ¨Ozek American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson St. NW Washington, DC 20007 uozek@air.org Abstract Test-based accountability has become the new norm in…
DOES SHORTENING THE SCHOOL
DOES SHORTENING THE SCHOOL WEEK IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE? EVIDENCE FROM THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK D. Mark Anderson (corresponding author) Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717-2920 dwight.anderson@montana.edu Mary Beth Walker…