ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews high-quality evaluations of school resource interventions in developing countries to answer two questions: (1) What school resource interventions increase students’ time spent in school? (2) What school resource interventions increase student learning? The most effective school resource policy for increasing children’s time in school is building new schools, but this is relevant only in areas where no school exists. Other interventions that often increase children’s time in school are providing school meals and vouchers to attend private schools. The most effective policies to increase student learning are reducing the pupil–teacher ratio, building new schools, going to an elite public school, teaching at the right level (including tutoring), and student assessments that provide diagnostic feedback.
