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Better Together? Social Networks in Truancy and the Targeting of Treatment

Magdalena Bennett
Peter Bergman

Auditing Schools’ Responsiveness to Students with Disabilities in Districts of Choice

Peter Bergman
Isaac McFarlin

Sending Text Messages to Parents to Improve Student Achievement in Middle and High Schools in the United States

Peter Bergman
Eric W. Chan
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Customized In-School Workshops and Fee Waivers Boost College Applications

Reuben Ford
Philip Oreopoulos

Reducing Teen Smoking and Drinking through Increased Schooling in the Dominican Republic

Robert Jensen
Adriana Lleras-Muney
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Impact of Home Computers on the Academic Achievement of Low-Income Children in the United States

Robert Fairlie
Jonathan Robinson

Increasing Savings and Reducing Credit Card Reliance among Low-Income U.S. Households

Dean Karlan
Eldar Shafir
Jonathan Zinman
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to investigate the demand for commitment savings products or financial counseling, and the impacts these products and services have on savings, among a sample of low- and moderate-income credit union members in New York City.
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Effects of Replicating Charter Schools in Boston, Massachusetts

Sarah Cohodes
Elizabeth Setren
Christopher Walters
Researchers studied a policy reform in Boston, Massachusetts, that allowed effective charter schools to replicate their school models at new locations. Results showed that charter schools reproduced their effectiveness at new campuses by following similar sets of standardized protocols...