Any system of primary and secondary schools involves explicit or implicit mechanisms that
ration not only financial but also nonfinancial inputs into education production. This chapter …

Classroom education has public good aspects. The technology is such that when one
student disrupts the class, learning is reduced for all other students. A disruption model of …

Schooling has multiple purposes. In the long run, higher levels of schooling are associated
with higher earnings and economic mobility, better health, lower mortality rates, and greater …

The American Dream and the Public Schools examines issues that have excited and divided
Americans for years, including desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual …

How can egalitarian ideals be put into action? This ground-breaking book sets out a new
interdisciplinary model for equality studies. Integrating normative questions about the ideal …

Transforming schools into truly egalitarian institutions requires a holistic and integrated
approach. Using a robust conception of 'equality of condition', we examine key dimensions …

Based on a study of 12 schools over a two-year period, this book explores issues of equality
and power both in the classroom and in the staffroom. Through classroom observation …

This paper uses data from three prominent exam high schools in New York City to estimate
the impact of attending a school with high-achieving peers on college enrollment and …

Schools across the country are ending the practice of grouping students based on ability, in
part, because of research indicating that tracking hurts low‐ability students without helping …

To study the effects of ability grouping on school competition, we develop a theoretical and
computational model of tracking in public and private schools. We examine tracking's …