Education
America's Charter Schools: Results From the NAEP 2003 Pilot Study
National Assessment of Educational Progress
A 23-page pilot study of U.S. charter schools and their students, covering reading and writing assessments and practices, structure and governance
EducationPosted: 2004-12-16
Teacher Induction: Improving State Systems for Supporting New Teachers
NASBE
A 20-page US discussion guide that examines the role teacher induction programs can play in developing effective teachers and reducing teacher turnover
EducationPosted: 2012-05-08
A Closer Look at Charter Schools Using Hierarchical Linear Modelling
NAEP
A 92-page US report comparing academic achievement for students in charter schools to that of public school students
EducationPosted: 2006-08-23
School Performance in Linguistically Divided Educational Systems: A Study of the Russian-speaking Minority in Estonia and Latvia
MZES
This 30-page German working paper investigates educational performance in linguistically divided educational systems
EducationPosted: 2011-10-08
Conduct Problems Best Practice Report
MSD
This 72-page New Zealand report was prepared by the Advisory Group on Conduct Problems (AGCP) on the prevention, treatment and management of conduct problems in children and young people
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2009-04-16
Individual Policy Preferences for Vocational versus Academic Education
MPIfG
This 35-page German discussion paper uses an original dataset from a survey conducted in Switzerland in 2007 to explore the dynamics of education policy preferences
EducationPosted: 2010-11-04
Decentralization of School Management: Ideas from Abroad
Montreal Economics Institute
A 4-page economic note on the decretralization of school management
EducationPosted: 2007-03-28
The Dynamics of Competition in Higher Education: The Australian Case in Global Context
Monash Centre for Research in International Education
A paper exploring the dynamics of economic competition in higher education from an Australian standpoint and in the context of growing global markets
EducationPosted: 2004-07-06
Te Kotahitanga Phase 3: Establishing a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy of Relations in Mainstream Secondary School Classrooms
Ministry of Education - New Zealand
A 262-page NZ report on the results of a teaching system developed to improve the educational outcomes of Maori pupils
Education, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2007-05-03
Aboriginal Women: Education and Major Fields of Study
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development - Canada
A 4-page brief reporting on the educational attainment of aboriginal women in Canada
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2012-03-21
Moving From Salafi to Rationalist Education
Middle East Review of International Affairs
An article contrasting the teaching of Islam to students in Tunisia to the methods used in Saudi Arabia and Egypt
EducationPosted: 2005-03-12
Collaborating for Student Success: Part 2: Student Achievement
MetLife
A 17-page report, part of "The Metlife Survey of the American Teacher", examines teachers' views on how to improve student achievement
EducationPosted: 2010-04-13
Reforming the Labour Market for Australian Teachers
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
A 26-page working paper reviewing evidence as to chronic shortages of mathematics and science teachers and considering the likely effect of increasing salaries
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-13
The Effects of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Education and Employment Outcomes of Youth
Melbourne Institute
This 30-page Australian paper examines the impact of macroeconomic conditions on the education and employment outcomes of youths in school-to-work transition
Economic Policy, EducationPosted: 2010-03-23
Building a Culture of Evidence for Community College Student Success: Early Progress in the Achieving the Dream Initiative
MDRC, CCRC
This 183-page US report describes the progress made after one year of implementing an initiative designed to assist community college students to stay in school and succeed
EducationPosted: 2007-05-25
The Challenge of Supporting Change
MDRC
A 123-page US report analyzing how the "focal strategy", promoting a vision of culture change in schools has affected student reading achievement
EducationPosted: 2006-12-07
Meeting Five Critical Challenges of High School Performance
MDRC
An 89-page US report offering research-based lessons on five major challenges facing low-performing high schools in the US
EducationPosted: 2006-05-17
Effects of Welfare and Employment Policies on Young Children
MDRC
A 20-page policy report on the impact of welfare and employment policies on school achievement by young children in the U.S.
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2005-05-03
Rewarding Persistence
MDRC
This 167-page report evaluates the effects of a performance-based scholarship program for low-income parents
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-15
Making Progress Toward Graduation: Evidence from the Talent Development High School Model
MDRC
A 134-page evaluation of a pilot for the U.S. Talent Development High School model, designed to improve academic outcomes in low-performing public high schools in U.S. cities
EducationPosted: 2005-06-14
The Talent Development Middle School Model
MDRC
A 259-page interim report on a whole school reform approach designed to improve student achievement in U.S. urban middle schools serving high-poverty populations
EducationPosted: 2005-01-02
Making High School Students into “College Material”
MDRC
This US issue focus describes some common features of college readiness programmes and outlines open research questions
EducationPosted: 2009-11-23
Understanding Reading First
MDRC
READING FIRST - Reading First was a $1-billion-a-year federal funding stream designed to support the instructional practices that were identified by the National Reading Panel’s systematic review of rigorous reading research as effective, evidence-based strategies for teaching reading. This 8-page policy brief sets the context in which it was implemented, examines studies of it, summarizes the findings and discusses the implications both for federal and state policy and for future research in the teaching of early reading
EducationPosted: 2009-07-19
Meeting Five Critical Challenges of High School Reform
MDRC
An 89-page evaluation of three programmes currently under way in the US to improve the quality of education in US high schools
EducationPosted: 2006-06-15
Opening Doors: Support Success: Services That May Help Low-Income Students Succeed in Community College
MDRC
A 61-page report examining how U.S. Community Colleges organise guidance, counselling and other support and an evaluation of innovative strategies to help students complete their degree courses
EducationPosted: 2004-11-03
Transforming the High School Experience
MDRC
This 189-page US study provides rigorous evidence that new small public high schools are narrowing the educational attainment gap and markedly improve graduation prospects, particularly for disadvantaged students
EducationPosted: 2010-07-08
Early Results from the Opening Doors Demonstration in Ohio
MDRC
The 2-page summary report on two US community college projects in which students were provided with enhanced support services and financial assistance to improve their academic outcomes
EducationPosted: 2007-05-12
Career Academies: Impact on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment
MDRC
This 67-page report analyses the effectiveness of U.S. Career Academies in keeping the students engaged in school and preparing them for further education or employment
EducationPosted: 2004-03-17
How the Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top
McKinsey and Co.
This 56-page report examines the world's top-performing school systems and studies the causes of success and failure in education reform
EducationPosted: 2008-02-28
Does Raising the Principal's Wage Improve the School's Outcome?
Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel
This 25-page Israeli discussion paper provides causal evidence on the effect of paying higher salaries to school principals in a manner unrelated to their future productivity
EducationPosted: 2006-01-28
The 2010-2011 Maryland School Readiness Report
Maryland State Board of Education
A 60-page US report of marked increases in kindergarten readiness over the past decade
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-08-16
Mechanisms for the Effect of Field of Study on the Transition from Higher Education to Work
Mannheim Centre
This 36-page German working paper examines why why fields of study in higher education differ in early labour market returns
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-23
Everyone Wins: How Charter Schools Benefit All New York City Public School Students
Manhattan Institute
This 18-page US study uses student-level data to study the effect of competition from charter schools on academic performance in public schools
EducationPosted: 2009-10-31
Sex, Drugs and Delinquency in Urban and Suburban Public Schools
Manhattan Institute
This 28-page working paper compares the incidence of sexual activity, alcohol use and drugtaking by children attending urban and suburban U.S. public schools and finds little difference between the two types of location
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2004-02-08
The Benefits of Florida's Test-Based Promotion System
Manhattan Institute
This 20-page US report describes a successful test-based promotion policy that reveals low-performing students who were held back in the third grade did better in the long run than those who were promoted
EducationPosted: 2012-04-13
Measuring Teacher Effectiveness: Credentials Unrelated to Student Achievement
Manhattan Institute
This 5-page US brief finds that little to no relationship exists between teacher credentials and the gains that students make on standardized math and reading exams
EducationPosted: 2011-10-08
The Teachability Index: Can Disadvantaged Students Learn?
Manhattan Institute
A 44-page U.S. working paper measuring the difficulty of educating students by examining 16 key factors outside school control that affect learning
EducationPosted: 2004-09-16
An Evaluation of Florida
Manhattan Institute
This 24-page study examines the effects of ending "social promotion" in U.S. schools
EducationPosted: 2005-02-04
The NYC Teacher Pay-for-Performance Program: Early Evidence from a Randomized Trial
Manhattan Institute
This 48-page US study examines the impact of a pay-for-performance programme on student outcomes in New York schools
EducationPosted: 2009-04-15
Hitting Home: Quality, Cost and Access Challenges Confronting Higher Education Today
Making Opportunity Affordable
A 9-page US document offering recommendations for a more cost-effective higher education system
EducationPosted: 2007-05-30
Expanding College Access: The Impact of State Finance Strategies
Lumina Foundation for Education
This 48-page U.S. report provides a review of prior access studies, a model for assessing the impact of state financial strategies, an analysis of their impact and simulations of state and federal strategies
EducationPosted: 2004-04-14
Linking to Learn and Learning to Link
Key Centre
This 10-page paper describes an Australian project designed to build integrated systems of school-based support for children and families in disadvantaged communities
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-01-29
Education and Public Safety
Justice Policy Institute
This 15-page US research brief summarizes recent research on the relationship between education and crime
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2007-09-12
The End of Isolation
Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
This US research study provides new insight into how teachers use social networking sites, such as Twitter, as professional learning networks
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-12-02
Review of Factors and Practices Associated With School Performance
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission - Virginia
This brief report from the State of Virginia identifies some of the best practices found in schools having a large number of students from poor families or homes where the adults have had limited education
EducationPosted: 2004-02-11
Understanding Global Activity in Higher Education and Research
Joint Information Systems Committee
This 112-page UK study looks at activities and developments in the fields of e-Learning and e-Infrastructure supporting the higher education and research sectors in: Australia; Canada; Denmark; Germany; Korea; Japan; the Netherlands; New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States
EducationPosted: 2009-11-13
The Dropout Crisis: Promising Approaches in Prevention and Recovery
Jobs for the Future
This 11-page U.S. report examines current practices in school dropout prevention and recovery, highlighting promising approaches.
EducationPosted: 2004-07-07
Big Buildings, Small Schools: Using a Small Schools Strategy for High School Reform
Jobs for the Future
A 23-page U.S. report describes an emerging trend in some U.S. cities to convert large, comprehensive high schools into education complexes composed of multiple autonomous small schools under one roof
EducationPosted: 2004-09-21
Remaking Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century: What Role for High School Programs?
Jobs for the Future
This 52-page U.S. report examines the role of high schools in providing career and technical education
EducationPosted: 2005-05-10
Remaking Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century: What Role for High School Programs?
Jobs for the Future
A 50-page U.S. report summarizing existing knowledge on the value of high school career-focused education and proposing a reform agenda for high school career and technical education
EducationPosted: 2005-04-13
Benefits to the Private Sector of Open Access to Higher Education and Scholarly Research
JISC
This 52-page UK report examines how ‘Open Access’ publication may provide greater potential to stimulate impacts from higher education research and scholarly study and in particular for innovation and upstream technology transfer
Science & Technology, EducationPosted: 2011-11-10
The Breaking Through Practice Guide
JFF
A 12-page US practice guide to help community colleges support adult learners who have low literacy and math skills
EducationPosted: 2010-05-28
Cost, Commitment, and Attainment: An International Comparison
JFF
This US report provides an international perspective on the productivity agenda of Making Opportunity Affordable, a multiyear initiative focused on increasing productivity within U.S. higher education, particularly at two-year and four-year public colleges and universities. After comparing and analyzing data on cost, commitment, and attainment, the report suggests approaches that the United States should consider to achieve higher attainment at sustainable levels
EducationPosted: 2009-07-13
Graduating America: Meeting the Challenge of Low Graduation-Rate High Schools
JFF
In the US, high schools with low graduation rates country are concentrated in a subset of 17 states that produce approximately 70 percent of the nation’s dropouts. Data from these states are used to develop new analytic tools for examining the characteristics of schools, districts, and states that make certain approaches more likely to succeed in certain places (52-page report)
EducationPosted: 2009-07-23
Flexible Learning Options for Adult Students
JFF
This 61-page US report takes a close look at emerging trends that offer adult learners more flexible access to postsecondary courses and help to accelerate their progress through credential programs
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-12-08
Adult Learners in Higher Education
JFF
This 72-page US report synthesizes the research literature on the challenges facing adult learners in higher education
EducationPosted: 2007-06-22
Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults
IZA
A 45-page discussion paper examining the role of peer composition in 9th grade on longer-run outcomes such as IQ scores at age 18, teenage childbearing, post-compulsory schooling educational track, adult labor market status, and earnings
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-28
Schools, Skills and Synapses
IZA
This 95-page discussion paper studies the effectiveness of early intervention in offsetting inequalities and differences among children
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-06-11
The Role of Language in Shaping International Migration
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper uses a novel dataset on immigration flows and stocks of foreigners in 30 OECD destination countries from 223 source countries for the years 1980–2009 and a wide range of linguistic indicators to study the role of language in shaping international migration
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2012-02-20
Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
IZA
This 57-page discussion paper analyzes the short- and long-term educational and employment impacts of an after-school program, the Quantum Opportunity Program, that offered disadvantaged high-school youth: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards with the objective to improve high-school graduation and post-secondary schooling enrollment
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-04
The Racial Test Score Gap and Parental Involvement in Britain
IZA
A 41-page discussion paper investigating the racial gap in test scores between black and white children in Britain
EducationPosted: 2007-02-20
Cross-Country Evidence on Teacher Performance Pay
IZA
By combining country-level performance-pay measures with rich PISA-2003 international achievement micro data, this 32-page discussion paper estimates student-level international education production functions
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-15
Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies
IZA
This 83-page discussion paper summarizes and evaluates recent empirical research on education and family background
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-27
Econometric Methods for Causal Evaluation of Education Policies and Practices: A Non-Technical Guide
IZA
This 39-page paper explains the main idea and intuition of leading empirical strategies devised to identify causal impacts and illustrates their use with real-world examples in education
EducationPosted: 2010-02-26
Intergenerational Education Transmission: Neighbourhood Quality and/or Parents' Involvement
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper analyzes the impact of residential neighbourhood and parents' involvement in education on children's educational attainment
EducationPosted: 2007-02-19
The Crime Reducing Effect of Education
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper presents evidence on empirical connections between crime and education
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2010-06-27
Parental Ethnic Identity and Educational Attainment of Second-Generation Immigrants
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2011-12-16
Principals as Agents? Investigating Accountability in the Compensation and Performance of School Principals
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper studying the relationship between the accountability of school principals, their pay and school performance
EducationPosted: 2007-03-16
Too Young to Leave the Nest? The Effects of School Starting Age
IZA
A 59-page discussion paper examining the role of school starting age on long-term outcomes
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-04-24
How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper analyzes how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-01-09
Parental Education, Grade Attainment and Earnings Expectations among University Students
IZA
A 47-page discussion paper analysing the relationship between socio-economic status and child outcomes in university
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-27
Self-Selection into Teaching: The Role of Teacher Education Institutions
IZA
A 30-page discussion paper examining the role of self-selection into teacher education
EducationPosted: 2008-06-08
Inequality of Learning in Induustrialised Countries
IZA
A 23-page discussion paper investigating aspects of inequality in educational outcomes in 21 industrialised countries
EducationPosted: 2006-12-28
The Aggregate Labour Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge-Lift Program
IZA
A 26-page paper evaluating the potential effects of a Swedish adult education/training programme designed to raise the skill levels of low-skilled workers
EducationPosted: 2006-10-24
Does Immigration Induce 'Native Flight' from Public Schools? Evidence from a Large Scale Voucher Program
IZA
A 31-page discussion paper examining the correlation between ethnic heterogeneity due to immigration and the propensity of opting out from public schools for private alternatives
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-04-13
Gender Differences in Education
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper surveying the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications
EducationPosted: 2012-03-20
Does Secondary School Tracking Affect Performance? Evidence from IALS
IZA
A 17-page discussion paper analyzing the effect of tracking on student performance in secondary schools
EducationPosted: 2007-03-11
How Large an Effect Can We Expect From School Reform?
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper proposes an interpretative context for judging the significance of school reform effects
EducationPosted: 2006-10-19
The Effect of Part-Time Work on Post-Secondary Educational Attainment: New Evidence from French Data
IZA
This 44-page paper provides new evidence on the effect of part-time work on postsecondary educational attainment
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-01
Adolescent Drug Use and the Deterrent Effect of School-Imposed Penalties
IZA
This 20-page discussion paper evaluates the effect of school-imposed penalties for drug use on a student's consumption of marijuana
Drug Abuse, EducationPosted: 2010-07-18
The Role of Education in Technology Use and Adoption: Evidence from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey
IZA
This 34-page study assesses the causal effects of education on technology use and adoption by using instrumental variables for schooling
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-03-09
A New Model for Equitable and Efficient Resource Allocation to Schools: The Israeli Case
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper sets out a new budget allocation formula for schools, designed to achieve a more equitable distribution of educational achievement
EducationPosted: 2010-03-25
Mother or Motherland: Can a Government Have an Impact on Educational Attainment of the Population? Preliminary Evidence from India
IZA
This 22-page discussion paper examines the relative impacts of personal-household and state-level characteristics (including government policy) on the likelihood of transition from one educational level to the next
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-28
Peer Effects: Evidence from Secondary School Transition in England
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper studies the effects of peers on school achievement, with detailed data on children making the same primary to secondary school transition in consecutive years in England
EducationPosted: 2012-04-24
Mental Health and Education Decisions
IZA
This 69-page discussion paper examines the link between poor mental health and poor educational outcomes
Does Private Tutoring Pay Off?
IZA
This 24-page discussion paper assesses the causal effect of private tutoring on the probability of university placement in Turkey
EducationPosted: 2008-08-24
The Short-Term Effectiveness of a Remedial Mathematics Course: Evidence from a UK University
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper estimates the effect of a remedial mathematics course on student outcomes
EducationPosted: 2012-03-05
A New Cost-Benefit and Rate of Return Analysis for the Perry Preschool Program: A Summary
IZA
This 19-page paper summarizes the authors' recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood programme
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-07-13
Non-Native Speakers of English in the Classroom: What Are the Effects on Pupil Performance?
IZA
A 43-page discussion paper investigating whether an increase in the number of non-native English speakers has an impact on the educational outcomes of native English speakers at the end of primary school
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-04-23
Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan
IZA
This discussion paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-15
Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper investigating the impact of extra resources on student outcomes in urban schools
EducationPosted: 2007-03-11
Overeducation and Mismatch in the Labor Market
IZA
This 56-page paper surveys the economics literature on overeducation
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-07
Overskilling Dynamics and Education Pathways
IZA
This 20-page discussion paper uses panel data and econometric methods to estimate the incidence and the dynamic properties of overskilling among employed individuals
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2009-08-16
Africa's Education Enigma: The Nigerian Story
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper examines the returns to education in Nigeria
EducationPosted: 2007-10-17
Long-Term Effects of Class Size
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper evaluates the long-term effects of class size in primary schools
EducationPosted: 2011-08-10
"For One More Year With You"
IZA
This 61-page discussion paper examines the effects of the quantity of education on the distribution of earnings in Europe
EducationPosted: 2007-10-31
Age-Dependent Skill Formation and Returns to Education; Simulation Based Evidence
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper examines the shaping role early childhood has for human capital formation, growth and inequality
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-07-09
Fundamental Determinants of School Efficiency and Equity: German States as a Microcosm of OECD Countries
IZA
This 42-page working paper compares cross-state variations in school efficiency and equity within Germany with those in other OECD countries
EducationPosted: 2007-07-09
The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Achievement
IZA
This 25-page working paper studies the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational achievement
EducationPosted: 2007-11-19
Principal Accountability at Private Secondary Schools
IZA
A 20-page working paper investigating accountability and outcomes at private secondary schools in the US
EducationPosted: 2007-11-19