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Leveraging Parents through Low-Cost Technology: The Impact of High-Frequency Information on Student Achievement

Peter Bergman and Eric W. Chan
Published online before print July 08, 2019, 1118-9837R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.1.1118-9837R1
Peter Bergman
Peter Bergman is an assistant professor of economics and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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Eric Chan is an assistant professor of statistics and public policy at Babson College.
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We partnered a low-cost communication technology with school information systems to automate the gathering and provision of information on students’ academic progress to parents of middle and high school students. We sent weekly, automated alerts to parents about their child’s missed assignments, grades, and class absences. The alerts reduced course failures by 27%, increased class attendance by 12%, and increased student retention, though there was no impact on state test scores. There were larger effects for below-median GPA students and high school students. Over 32,000 text messages were sent at a variable cost of $63.

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Peter Bergman, Eric W. Chan
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2019, 1118-9837R1; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.56.1.1118-9837R1

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Leveraging Parents through Low-Cost Technology: The Impact of High-Frequency Information on Student Achievement
Peter Bergman, Eric W. Chan
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2019, 1118-9837R1; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.56.1.1118-9837R1
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