Parental involvement is correlated with student performance, though the causal relationship is less well established. This experiment…
To better prepare students for college-level math and the demands of the labor
market, school systems have tried to increase the rigor of…
‘Th’ Supreme Coort follows th’ election returns.” So said Mr. Dooley, the bartender created by cartoonist Finley Peter Dunne at the start…
Over the past half century, nearly 1 million American youth have participated in national service programs such as the Peace Corps,…
What do citizens of the United States and Germany think about their schools and school policies? This paper offers the first broad…
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We implement a regression discontinuity design using the continuous raw Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores, which are mapped into the…
The largest and most important flow of scientific talent in the world is the
migration of international students to the doctoral programs…
When people perceive themselves as similar to others, greater liking and closer relationships typically result. In the first randomized…
In the wake of the Great Recession, policymakers and academics have expressed concerns about rising employer skill requirements. Using a…