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Class Size Difference in the Five-Year Trajectories of Elementary School Students' Japanese-Language Standardized Achievement Scores
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Koyo Yamamori; Nadezhda Murray, Translator – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2025
This study examined the effect of class sizes on differences in the trajectories of elementary school students' long-term Japanese language achievement by analyzing panel data composed of standardized achievement test scores at five points from around the end of first grade to around the end of fifth grade. The data for 103 schools, 162 classes,…
Descriptors: Class Size, Japanese, Language Proficiency, Elementary School Students
Average and Heterogeneous Effects of Political Party on Education Finance and Outcomes: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from U.S. States across Election Cycles. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-280
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Mark J. Chin; Lena Shi – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
In the U.S., state politicians directly influence legislation and budget decisions that can substantially affect public education spending and students. Does the political party of elected officials matter for these outcomes? We use a regression discontinuity design to analyze close house and gubernatorial elections from 1982 to 2016 and find that…
Descriptors: Political Affiliation, Educational Finance, Outcomes of Education, Politics of Education
Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 7, Number 5
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Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "The Costs and Benefits of an Excellent Education": U.S. Could Net $45 Billion Annually if One Year's Worth…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Grade 12, Public Education
Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 4, Number 4
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Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) It's Education, Stupid: Greenspan Stresses the Importance of Education to Improving Job Prospects, Incomes, and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Policy, Social Promotion, Living Standards