Benjamin W. Arold prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo … Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of how school curricula affect students in … the classroom and beyond. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the abolishment of compulsory religious education in Germany does …

This report examines the major challenges for education in Wales, including low outcomes across a range of measures and … high levels of inequality. …

robust evaluation methodology and administrative education data covering 15 cohorts of children, we measure the impact of … having had access to a Sure Start centre between ages 0 and 5 on school outcomes, including academic achievement and special …

Does relaxing strict school discipline improve student achievement, or lead to classroom disorder? We study a 2012 … reform in New York City public middle schools that eliminated suspensions for non-violent, disorderly behavior. Math scores … of students in more-affected schools rose by 0.05 standard deviations over three years relative to other schools. Reading …

language classes in compulsory school on students' subsequent educational choices in upper secondary school. Using … more foreign language classes during compulsory school has only minor effects on educational choices of the overall student … education. The effect of foreign language classes on the educational trajectory of low-track male students is particularly …

language classes in compulsory school on students' subsequent educational choices in upper secondary school. Using … more foreign language classes during compulsory school has only minor effects on educational choices of the overall student … education. The effect of foreign language classes on the educational trajectory of low-track male students is particularly …

of assessing the impact of education quality, the teacher contribution to pupils' achievement, and the effect of school …This paper reviews some of the econometric methods that have been used in the economics of education. The focus is on … interpretation of the results. We start by considering the estimation of the returns to education both within the context of a …