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Cannon, Jill S.; Lipscomb, Stephen – Public Policy Institute of California, 2008
In this appendix to our Occasional Paper, we review 14 recent rigorous studies on how entrance age affects student outcomes in the short and long term, paying particular attention to aspects that are most relevant to state-level policy decisions. We summarize findings related to elementary and secondary academic achievement, grade retention,…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Educational Attainment, Kindergarten, Educational Policy
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Lipscomb, Stephen – Economics of Education Review, 2007
Recent economic research has investigated the extent to which involvement in school-sponsored clubs and sports constitutes human capital investment. Through instrumental variables, the existing literature focuses on identifying long-term impacts in terms of educational attainment and wages. Instead, I use a fixed effects strategy to test whether…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Economic Research, Athletics, Science Tests