This paper establishes the relatively weak conditions under which causal inferences from a
regression–discontinuity (RD) analysis can be as credible as those from a randomized …

This article investigates the differences in academic achievement trajectories from
elementary through middle school among English Learner (EL) students in four different …

Simply put, children with poor English skills are less likely to succeed in school and beyond.
What s the best way to teach English to young children who aren't native English speakers …

This paper assesses whether school lunches contribute to childhood obesity. I employ two
methods to isolate the causal impact of school lunches on obesity. First, using panel data, I …

In this paper we demonstrate empirically that incumbency is a source of spillover effects in
Germany's mixed electoral system. Using a quasi-experimental research design that allows …

We provide the first estimates of the effect of statutes requiring English as the language of
instruction and compulsory schooling laws on the school enrollment, work, literacy, and …

When English learners are “reclassified” as fluent English proficient, often their instructional
setting changes, including a significant reduction in or elimination of English language …

Texas requires a school district to offer bilingual education when its enrollment of limited
English proficient (LEP) students in a particular elementary grade and language is twenty or …

Many empirical applications of regression discontinuity (RD) models use a running variable
that is rounded and hence discrete, eg age in years, or birth weight in ounces. This paper …

The recent increase in the number of students classified as English language learners
(ELLs) has focused significant attention on reclassification policy, which governs the process …