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Anand, Priyanka; Mizala, Alejandra; Repetto, Andrea – Education Working Paper Archive, 2008
This paper estimates the impact of private education on the academic achievement of low-income students in Chile. To deal with selection bias, we use propensity score matching to compare the test scores of reduced-fee paying, low-income students in private voucher schools to those of similar students in public schools and free private voucher…
Descriptors: Private Education, Public Schools, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators, 2008
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Is She Your Competition? Are India's Students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competition, Equal Education, Public Schools
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Edwards, Tony; Whitty, Geoff – Oxford Review of Education, 1997
Provides an overview of recent British educational policy regarding "specialization" (school choice given to parents) and "selection" (student placement by ability or interest, controlled by the school). Specifically discusses the Assisted Places Scheme, a program granting need- and ability-based scholarships to academically…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Diversity (Institutional), Educational Administration, Educational Finance