Working Papers Domestic Policy & Politics Environmental Policy Advocacy Economics Health Policy International Development Political Science Social Psychology (-) Education Facet Area of Focus - Working Papers Benjamin Castleman Sarah Turner Daniel W. Player Daphna Bassok Isaac Mbiti Facet People - Working Papers EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Facet UVA Partner - Working Papers Working Paper Education Measuring the Quality of Teacher-Child Interactions at Scale: The Implications of Using Local Practitioners to Conduct Classroom Observations Authors: Daniel W. Player, Daphna Bassok, Bridget K. Hamre, Virginia E. Vitiello, Amanda P. Williford Learn more Working Paper Education Experimental Evidence on Early Intervention: The Impact of Full-day Kindergarten Authors: Chloe R. Gibbs Nearly all school-age children in the United States attend kindergarten, and approximately three-quarters of kindergarten students are in full-day classrooms. While there have been dramatic increases in provision of and participation in full-day kindergarten, there is little evidence on the impact and cost-effectiveness of such programs and policies, particularly as compared to other types of investments in early childhood. Learn more Working Paper Education College Advising at a National Scale: Experimental Evidence from the CollegePoint initiative Authors: Zach Sullivan, Benjamin Castleman, Eric Bettinger In recognition of the complexity of the college and financial aid application process, and in response to insufficient access to family or school-based counseling among economically-disadvantaged populations, investments at the local, state, and federal level have expanded students’ access to college and financial aid advising. Experimental and quasi-experimental studies of these programs demonstrate that they can generate substantial improvements in the rate at which low-income students enroll and persist in college. Learn more Working Paper Education Nudging at Scale: Experimental Evidence from FAFSA Completion Campaigns Authors: Kelli A. Bird, Benjamin Castleman, Jeffrey T. Denning, Joshua Goodman, Cait Lamberton, Kelly Ochs Rosinger Do nudge interventions that have generated positive impacts at a local level maintain efficacy when scaled state or nationwide? What specific mechanisms explain the positive impacts of promising smaller-scale nudges? We investigate, through two randomized controlled trials, the impact of a national and state-level campaign to encourage students to apply for financial aid for college. Learn more Working Paper Education The Effect of Reduced Student Loan Borrowing on Academic Performance and Default: Evidence from a Loan Counseling Experiment Authors: Andrew Barr, Kelli Bird, Benjamin Castleman Student loan borrowing for higher education has emerged as a top policy concern. Policy makers at the institutional, state, and federal levels have pursued a variety of strategies to inform students about loan origination processes and how much a student has cumulatively borrowed, and to provide students with greater access to loan counseling. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2
Working Paper Education Measuring the Quality of Teacher-Child Interactions at Scale: The Implications of Using Local Practitioners to Conduct Classroom Observations Authors: Daniel W. Player, Daphna Bassok, Bridget K. Hamre, Virginia E. Vitiello, Amanda P. Williford Learn more
Working Paper Education Experimental Evidence on Early Intervention: The Impact of Full-day Kindergarten Authors: Chloe R. Gibbs Nearly all school-age children in the United States attend kindergarten, and approximately three-quarters of kindergarten students are in full-day classrooms. While there have been dramatic increases in provision of and participation in full-day kindergarten, there is little evidence on the impact and cost-effectiveness of such programs and policies, particularly as compared to other types of investments in early childhood. Learn more
Working Paper Education College Advising at a National Scale: Experimental Evidence from the CollegePoint initiative Authors: Zach Sullivan, Benjamin Castleman, Eric Bettinger In recognition of the complexity of the college and financial aid application process, and in response to insufficient access to family or school-based counseling among economically-disadvantaged populations, investments at the local, state, and federal level have expanded students’ access to college and financial aid advising. Experimental and quasi-experimental studies of these programs demonstrate that they can generate substantial improvements in the rate at which low-income students enroll and persist in college. Learn more
Working Paper Education Nudging at Scale: Experimental Evidence from FAFSA Completion Campaigns Authors: Kelli A. Bird, Benjamin Castleman, Jeffrey T. Denning, Joshua Goodman, Cait Lamberton, Kelly Ochs Rosinger Do nudge interventions that have generated positive impacts at a local level maintain efficacy when scaled state or nationwide? What specific mechanisms explain the positive impacts of promising smaller-scale nudges? We investigate, through two randomized controlled trials, the impact of a national and state-level campaign to encourage students to apply for financial aid for college. Learn more
Working Paper Education The Effect of Reduced Student Loan Borrowing on Academic Performance and Default: Evidence from a Loan Counseling Experiment Authors: Andrew Barr, Kelli Bird, Benjamin Castleman Student loan borrowing for higher education has emerged as a top policy concern. Policy makers at the institutional, state, and federal levels have pursued a variety of strategies to inform students about loan origination processes and how much a student has cumulatively borrowed, and to provide students with greater access to loan counseling. Learn more