We use admissions lotteries to estimate the effects of large-scale public preschool in Boston
on college-going, college preparation, standardized test scores, and behavioral outcomes …

This paper evaluates the long-run effects of Head Start using large-scale, restricted
administrative data. Using the county roll-out of Head Start between 1965 and 1980 and age …

This chapter concerns the state of the literature on early childhood education (ECE)–formal
programs offering group instruction outside the home for children younger than the standard …

We study the effect of exposure to immigrants on the educational outcomes of US-born
students, using a unique dataset combining population-level birth and school records from …

We use novel data on disciplinary referrals, including those that do not lead to suspensions,
to better understand the origins of racial disparities in exclusionary discipline. We find …

Las formas centralizadas de organización de los territorios han debilitado
considerablemente la capacidad de iniciativa de las sociedades locales, lo que ha puesto …

Growing concerns about inequitable access have made public investment in gifted
programs controversial in many school districts, yet advocates maintain that gifted services …

Access to social capital is stratified by socioeconomic status and has been cross-sectionally
linked to involvement in voluntary organizations. Yet, we know little about the origin and …

Students who attend different colleges in the US end up with vastly different economic
outcomes. We study the role of relative value-added across colleges within student choice …

Children exposed to pollutants like lead have lower academic achievement and are more
likely to engage in risky behavior. However, little is known about whether lead-exposed …