The Impact of Rosenwald Schools on Black Achievement
研究1914至1931年间罗森沃尔德乡村学校项目对南方农村黑人教育的影响，发现该项目显著提高了入学率、识字率、受教育年限、认知测试分数和北方迁移率，且对最弱势县影响最大。
The black-white gap in schooling among southern-born men narrowed sharply between the world wars. From 1914 to 1931, nearly 5, 000 schools were constructed as part of the Rosenwald Rural Schools Initiative. Using census data and World War II records, we find that the Rosenwald program accounts for a sizable portion of the educational gains of rural southern blacks. We find significant effects on school attendance, literacy, years of schooling, cognitive test scores, and northern migration. The gains are highest in the most disadvantaged counties, suggesting that schooling treatments have the largest impact among those with limited access to education.