Intensive College Counseling and the College Enrollment Choices of Low Income Students
Low income high school graduates are less likely to enroll in four-year colleges than their more advantaged peers.
Research
The Impact of Attending a School with High-Achieving Peers: Evidence from the New York City Exam Schools
This paper uses data from three prominent exam high schools in New York City to estimate the impact of attending a school with high-achieving peers on college enrollment and graduation.
How Working Conditions Predict Teaching Quality and Student Outcomes
What is effective teaching? It鈥檚 not enough to say 鈥淚 know it when I see it鈥 鈥 not when we鈥檙e expecting so much more from students and teachers than in the past.
How Framework for Teaching and Tripod 7Cs Evidence Distinguish Key Components of Effective Teaching
What is effective teaching? It鈥檚 not enough to say 鈥淚 know it when I see it鈥 鈥 not when we鈥檙e expecting so much more from students and teachers than in the past.
College Access, Initial College Choice and Degree Completion
The relatively low degree completion rate of U.S. college students has prompted debate over the extent to which the problem is attributable to the students or to their choice of colleges.
Sibling (Non) Rivalry: The Relationship Between Siblings' College Choices
Research consistently shows that college choice in an important predictor of college completion and labor market outcomes.
Middle School Math Acceleration and Equitable Access to 8th Grade Algebra: Evidence from the Wake County Public School System
School districts across the country have struggled to increase the proportion of students taking algebra by 8th grade, thought to be an important milestone on the pathway to college preparedness.
Creating Pathways to Prosperity: A Blueprint for Action
The U.S. school-to-career system is highly developed in some ways and underdeveloped in others.
Immigration Economics
Millions of people鈥攏early 3 percent of the world鈥檚 population鈥攏o longer live in the country where they were born.
Semiconductor Research Corporation: A Case Study in Cooperative Innovation Partnerships
In the study of innovation institutions, it is important to consider how different institutional models can affect a research organization in conducting or funding successful work.
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