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Radio Public Service Announcements and Voter Participation Among Native Americans in the United States

Eline A de Rooij

Can media campaigns increase voter turnout among those underrepresented in the electorate? Researchers randomly assigned areas covered by Native American radio programming to either receive or not receive targeted radio messaging encouraging listeners to vote in the 2008 and 2010 US elections. The...

Donating Time for Democracy: Encouraging Citizen Participation in Electoral Work in Mexico

In this study, researchers are partnering with the national electoral authority to test a range of policy interventions designed to ultimately improve poll workers’ attendance during the 2017 state elections.

Teacher Rotation and Student Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

In partnership with a rural district in Eastern Uganda, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to study whether rewarding top-performing teachers with a future posting of their choice incentivizes teachers to improve their attendance and the quality of their teaching.

Helping Students Change their Mindsets in Norway

Sten Ludvigsen
Mari Rege
Ingeborg Foldøy Solli
David Yeager

School-based Social and Emotional Learning on Student Behavior and Learning Outcomes in Chile

Researchers evaluated the impact of Chile’s national Skills For Life (SFL) program for disruptive students on their behavior and academic outcomes. Researchers found that the SFL program did not impact eligible students’ learning outcomes.