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Austin, Wes; Figlio, David; Goldhaber, Dan; Hanushek, Eric A.; Kilbride, Tara; Koedel, Cory; Lee, Jaeseok Sean; Luo, Jin; Özek, Umut; Parsons, Eric; Rivkin, Steven G.; Sass, Tim R.; Strunk, Katharine O. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2021
There is empirical evidence of substantial heterogeneity in economic mobility across geographic areas and the efficacy of schools has been suggested as an explanatory factor. Using administrative microdata from seven states covering nearly 3 million students, we explore the potential role of schools in promoting economic mobility by estimating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Districts, Social Mobility, Socioeconomic Status
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Reyes, Jessica Wolpaw – Harvard Educational Review, 2015
In this article, Jessica Wolpaw Reyes investigates the link between lead exposure and student achievement in Massachusetts. Childhood exposure to even low levels of lead can adversely affect neurodevelopment, behavior, and cognitive performance. Using a panel dataset of cohorts of children born in the 1990s who were third and fourth graders in the…
Descriptors: Poisoning, Early Experience, Investigations, Academic Achievement
Reyes, Jessica Wolpaw – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
Childhood exposure to even low levels of lead can adversely affect neurodevelopment, behavior, and cognitive performance. This paper investigates the link between lead exposure and student achievement in Massachusetts. Panel data analysis is conducted at the school-cohort level for children born between 1991 and 2000 and attending 3rd and 4th…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Public Health