Do reductions in class size raise students' test scores? Evidence from population variation in Minnesota's elementary schools

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 77-95

  Cho, Hyunkuk ^a   Glewwe, Paul ^b   Whitler, Melissa ^b  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Class size; Elementary schools; Minnesota; Student learning; Test scores

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; STUDENT; TEACHING;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858429102     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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