The Right to Education Act: Trends in Enrollment, Test Scores, and School Quality

M. Shah, B. Steinberg
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The Right to Education (RTE) Act passed in 2009 guarantees access to free primary education to all children ages 6-14 in India. This paper investigates whether national trends in educational outcomes change around the time of this law using household surveys and administrative data. We document four trends: (1) school-going increases after the passage of RTE, (2) test scores decline dramatically after 2010, (3) school infrastructure appears to improve both before and after RTE, and (4) the number of students who have to repeat a grade falls precipitously after RTE is enacted, in line with official provisions of the law.
《教育权法案:入学、考试成绩和学校质量的趋势》
2009年通过的《受教育权法案》(RTE)保证印度所有6-14岁的儿童都能免费接受初等教育。本文利用家庭调查和行政数据,调查了在该法律颁布前后,全国教育成果趋势是否发生了变化。我们记录了四种趋势:(1)RTE通过后,上学人数增加;(2)2010年后,考试成绩急剧下降;(3)RTE实施前后,学校基础设施似乎都有所改善;(4)RTE实施后,必须留级的学生人数急剧下降,符合法律的官方规定。
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