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Agostinelli, Francesco; Avitabile, Ciro; Bobba, Matteo; Sanchez, Alonso – World Bank, 2020
Achieving inclusive and quality education for all is a global priority, and policymakers are still grappling with the best ways to ensure the poorest and most marginalized children are in school and learning. About 120 million children, many from rural areas, are still out of school, despite a recent global push for universal access to education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Access to Education
Avitabile, Ciro; de Hoyos, Rafael – World Bank, 2015
A randomized control trial was conducted to study whether providing 10th grade students with information about the returns to upper secondary and tertiary education, and a source of financial aid for tertiary education, can contribute to improve student performance. The study finds that the intervention had no effects on the probability of taking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Grade 10, Randomized Controlled Trials
Avitabile, Ciro; Bobba, Matteo; Pariguana, Marco – World Bank, 2015
Parents and students from different socioeconomic backgrounds value differently school characteristics, but the reasons behind this preference heterogeneity are not well understood. In the context of the centralized school assignment system in Mexico City, this study analyzes how a large household income shock affects choices over high school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Track System (Education), High School Students, Family Income