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Charter school student on a bus in the United States

The Medium-Term Impacts of High-Achieving Charter Schools in the United States

Will Dobbie
Roland Fryer
Researchers examined results of a school admissions lottery to measure the impact of charter school education on students after six years. They found that offering a charter education resulted in improved test scores, higher college enrollment, a reduction in specific risky behaviors, and no...
Stack of FAFSA forms in the United States

The Role of Application Assistance and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment

Eric Bettinger
Bridget Terry Long
Philip Oreopoulos
Lisa Sanbonmatsu
Researchers evaluated the effect of providing assistance in completing the application and personalized information regarding financial aid eligibility to low-income individuals receiving tax preparation help. The intervention increased FAFSA submissions and college enrollment, college persistence...
A woman coaching a student in a library in the United States.

The Effects of Student Coaching in the United States

Rachel Baker
Eric Bettinger
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the effectiveness of providing individualized coaching to university students on their persistence in university courses. Students who were assigned to a coach were more likely to persist in university.
Students walking in a college campus in Canada

The Effect of Academic Achievement Awards on College Success in Canada

Joshua Angrist
Philip Oreopoulos
Tyler Williams
Researchers examined the impact of a program that offered financial merit awards combined with academic support services on the learning outcomes of Canadian university students. Results suggest that the impact of such incentives was modest.
A school principal happily hands an evaluation report to a teacher in the United States

The Effect of Information on Employee Evaluation in the United States

Thomas Kane
Jonah Rockoff
Douglas Staiger
Eric Taylor
Researchers evaluated the effect of distributing “value-added” teacher evaluations to principals in New York City. Their findings suggest that principals found the reports useful and used them to inform their overall perceptions of teacher effectiveness.
Young girl tries on pair of red glasses at store in the United States.

Providing Vision Screening and Free Eyeglasses in Elementary Schools in the United States

Paul Glewwe
Jongwook Lee
Kristine West
Researchers evaluated the impact on educational outcomes of providing enhanced vision services to low-income elementary school children. Providing vision screening and free eyeglasses significantly increased achievement in two of the three districts studied, while screening without the provision of...
A woman tutoring a young student with braids through a lesson on a tablet at her home in Urban India.

The Impact of Private Tutoring Prices on Student Attendance and Performance in India

James Berry
Priya Mukherjee
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the demand for private tutoring services and estimate how pricing can influence enrollment in these services. Results suggest that higher prices reduced demand for private tutoring and also led to higher drop-out rates over time, with no...
Female secondary school student focuses on education in El Salvador.

Channeling Remittances to Education in El Salvador

Kate Ambler
Diego Aycinena
Dean Yang
Researchers found that subsidizing Salvadoran migrants’ remittances for education increased spending on education and attendance at private schools for their female relatives in El Salvador.