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Seth Walker
When Advanced Learning Programs Expand: Evidence on Access and Achievement
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Equity, Gifted educationThis paper examines how a district-wide expansion of an advanced learning program reshaped access and short-run academic outcomes. The reform replaced an opt-in identification process with universal screening based on district assessments and expanded program capacity, resulting in larger… more →
Institutions: Stanford University, Michigan State UniversityEstimating the Overall Effects of Statewide Early Literacy Policies: Evidence from Michigan
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceThis paper evaluates the impacts of Michigan's statewide early literacy reform using a synthetic difference-in-differences approach. We estimate the policy’s effects on student achievement and grade retention and compare them to statewide literacy reforms in South Carolina and Mississippi. We… more →