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April 11, 2019

How four-day school weeks affect student achievement

Oregon study finds negative effects on test scores particularly for boys and low-income students

  • academic achievement
  • education policy
  • educational outcomes
  • math
  • public spending
  • reading
  • school
  • Paul N. Thompson
Research

May 24, 2016

High times for students

When a U.S. state passes a medical marijuana law (MML), effectively lowering the costs of obtaining marijuana for both patients […]

  • education
  • education policy
  • educational outcomes
  • marijuana use
  • medical marijuana laws
  • part-time college students
  • student performance
  • USA
  • Benjamin Hansen
  • D. Mark Anderson
  • Daniel I. Rees
  • Joseph J. Sabia
  • Martha J. Bailey
  • Olivier Marie
  • Seth Gershenson
  • Susan M. Dynarski
  • Ulf Zölitz
  • Yu-Wei Luke Chu
Research

September 17, 2015

Can gender differences in computer use explain why boys do worse in school than girls?

Boys perform worse in school than girls, which has been dubbed the “Boy Crisis”. An analysis of the latest data […]

  • academic achievement
  • Boy Crisis
  • computer use
  • educational outcomes
  • email
  • gender gap
  • grades
  • home use
  • homework time
  • playing games
  • schoolchildren
  • schoolwork
  • social networking
  • test scores
  • Robert W. Fairlie
Research

July 16, 2015

A big fish in a small pond: How rank affects students’ educational decisions

The characteristics of potential classmates are among the decisive factors for parents when choosing a school for their child. It […]

  • ability
  • cognitive skills
  • college
  • educational attainment
  • educational outcomes
  • high school
  • social comparisons
  • students
  • Benjamin Elsner
  • Ingo E. Isphording
Research

March 18, 2015

‘High’ achievers? Students banned from cannabis shops perform better at university

Should the recreational use of cannabis be legalized? In recent years, there has been a momentum towards more liberal drug […]

  • drug legalization
  • drugs
  • education
  • educational outcomes
  • marijuana use
  • Olivier Marie
  • Ulf Zölitz

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