An integrated assessment of the effects of Title I on school behavior, resources, and student achievement

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Matsudaira, Jordan D ^a   Hosek, Adrienne ^b   Walsh, Elias ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational economics; Grants; Rate of return; State and federal aid

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; AID; EDUCATION POLICY; FINANCE; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857568405     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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