Are High-Quality Schools Enough to Increase Achievement Among the Poor? Ω Evidence from the Harlem Children's Zone Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), which combines community programs with "No Excuses" charter schools, is one of the most ambitious social experiments to alleviate poverty of our time. In this paper, the ...
Exam High Schools and Academic Achievement: Evidence from New York City Ω Publicly funded exam schools educate many of the world's most talented students. These schools typically contain higher achieving peers, more rigorous instruction, and additional resources compared to regular public schools. This paper uses a sharp ...
Teacher Characteristics and Student Achievement: Evidence from Teach For America Ω There is considerable variance in the productivity of teachers, yet educators have been unable to identify observable characteristics related to teacher effectiveness. This paper uses data from Teach for America admissions records to explore ...
