Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems-K-12 Education.ppt

Content

K-12 Education: Background

K-12 Education: Overview

Using Test Score Data to Study K-12 Education

Using Test Score Data to Evaluate Primary Education

A Kindergarten Test

Earnings vs. Kindergarten Test Score

College Attendance Rates vs. KG Test Score

Studying Differences in Test Score Outcomes

Making Test Score Scales Comparable Across the U.S

Achievement Gaps in Test Scores by Socioeconomic Status

How Can We Improve Poorly Performing Schools?

Two Policy Paradigms to Improve Schools

Government-Based Solutions: Improving Schools

Improving Schools: The Education Production Function

Effects of Class Size

Effects of Class Size: Tennessee STAR Experiment

Effects of Class Size: Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Regression Discontinuity Using Class Size Cutoffs

Lessons on Class Size