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Table3.3: Regression results of sixth-grade skill scores on first-grade skill scores. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Panel I: Reading SKILLG1 .507*** .464*** .476*** .458*** .434*** (.005) (.005) (.005) (.005) (.005) Parental education (Middle=ref.) Low-educated -.084*** -.089*** -.083*** -.053*** (.020) (.020) (.020) (.023) High-educated .425*** .355*** .328*** .321*** (.012) (.012) (.012) (.013) Schooling School FE NO NO YES YES NO School performance .527*** (.014) Student characteristics NO NO NO YES YES Observations 31,830 31,830 31,830 31,808 27,155 R-squared .257 .295 .387 .404 .355 Panel II: Spelling SKILLG1 .413*** .400*** .441*** .423*** .385*** (.005) (.005) (.006) (.006) (.006) Parental education (Middle=ref.) Low-educated -.008 -.018 -.021 -.019 (.022) (.021) (.021) (.023) High-educated .225*** .194*** .172*** .173*** (.013) (.013) (.013) (.013) Schooling School FE NO NO YES YES NO School performance .631*** (.015) Student characteristics NO NO NO YES YES (Continued on next page) 61

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