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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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School Outcomes in New South Wales and Queensland: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
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Miller, Paul W.; Voon, Derby – Education Economics, 2014
This paper examines the differences in school (NAPLAN) outcomes between New South Wales and Queensland. It shows that there are pronounced differences in Year 3 NAPLAN results between these states, though these dissipate when later class years are considered. The reasons for these state effects in school outcomes are explored using an empirical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Regression (Statistics), Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education
Autonomy, Participation and Learning: Findings from Argentine Schools, and Implications for Decentralization
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Eskeland, Gunnar; Filmer, Deon – Education Economics, 2007
Student learning can be raised by school autonomy and parental participation through separate channels, but this paper suggests a mutually supportive effect. Increased school autonomy increases the rent that can be distributed among stakeholders at the school, while institutions for parental participation (such as a school board) empower parents…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Administrative Organization, Economic Status, Institutional Autonomy