The controversial education law known as No Child Left Behind is up for reauthorization, and amid the nuances under debate one question…
We provide the first experimental estimates of the long-term impacts of a voucher to attend private school by linking data from a privately…
As we celebrate the anniversary of Martin Luther King's birth, we should ask why so many of the problems against which he struggled —…
While existing research has documented persistent barriers facing African-American job seekers, far less research has questioned how job…
Do schools reduce or perpetuate inequality by race and family income? Most studies conclude that schools play only a small role in…
We study an intensive math instruction policy that assigned low-skilled 9th graders to an algebra course that doubled instructional time,…
Participation in extracurricular activities is associated with positive youth outcomes such as higher education attainment and greater…
Learning profiles show changes in student skills per year of schooling. Profiles are often shockingly shallow in developing countries in…
Getting students to prepare well for class is a common challenge faced
by instructors all over the world. This study investigates the…
This paper reports the results of a pilot study, using a randomized controlled trial to study the effects of the Amherst Telementoring…