Captured in a metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia primary school, this photograph depicts a typical classroom scene, where an audience of school children were seated on the floor before a teacher at the front of the room, who was reading an illustrated storybook, during one of the scheduled classroom sessions. Assisting the instructor were two female students to her left, and a male student on her right, who was holding up the book, while the seated classmates were raising their hands to answer questions related to the story just read.

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Study: Preschool gives a big boost to college attendance

MIT News covers MIT Blueprint Labs Co-Director Parag Pathak’s work studying long-term outcomes of children who attended public preschool in Boston from 1997-2003.

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Still Worth the Trip? School Busing Effects in Boston and New York

This study estimates the causal effects of non-neighborhood school enrollment and school travel on integration, achievement, and college enrollment using an identification strategy in the Boston and New York school matches.

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Race and the Mismeasure of School Quality

Many states, school districts, and information-sharing platforms report measures of school performance. Often called “school ratings,” they are widely consulted by parents and educators alike. This study offers a simple method for adjusting academic performance ratings that removes the correlation between the rating and race.

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Study: Preschool gives a big boost to college attendance

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Race and the Mismeasure of School Quality

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