educational attainment

EPI Working papers

The Causes and Consequences of Test Score Manipulation: Evidence from the New York Regents Examinations

April 1, 2016

Brian Jacob, Thomas Dee, Willie Dobbie, Jonah Rockoff

In this paper, we show that the design and decentralized, school-based scoring of New York’s high school exit exams – the Regents Examinations – led to the systematic manipulation of test scores just below important proficiency cutoffs. Our...

Rucker Johnson: Why School Integration Works

Apr 17, 2019 1:15:49

Rucker Johnson talks about his new book "Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works" April, 2019.

Susan Dynarski: State of Education in Michigan

Apr 25, 2013 0:31:22

Susan Dynarski discusses the state of education in Michigan and how college-going rates throughout Michigan are affected by race, income, and quality of high school education.

Sean Reardon: Income inequality and educational outcomes

Sep 26, 2012 1:22:26

Sean Reardon describes his research findings from three studies that examine the relationship of income and income inequality to educational outcomes. September, 2012.

Michael S. McPherson: Reflections on the 'undermatch' phenomenon in college choice

Nov 9, 2011 1:23:31

Michael S. McPherson, President of the Spencer Foundation, talks about students who are "undermatched" and raises questions of fairness as well of resource waste. November, 2011.