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Washington’s College Bound Scholarship Program and its Effect on College Entry, Persistence, and Completion
(Annenberg Institute at Brown University, 2019-09-01)
Indiana, Oklahoma, and Washington have programs designed to address college enrollment and completion gaps by offering a promise of state-based college financial aid to low-income middle school students in exchange for ...
College Advising at a National Scale: Experimental Evidence from the CollegePoint initiative
(Annenberg Institute at Brown University, 2019-09-01)
In recognition of the complexity of the college and financial aid application process, and in response to insufficient access to family or school-based counseling among economically-disadvantaged populations, investments ...
May the Best Woman Win?: Education and Bias against Women in American Politics
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2019)
In this report, the authors explore how sex, age, income, race, and political affiliation might influence opinions regarding women’s suitability to be president. They also explore whether educational attainment levels might ...
My Brother’s Keeper? The Impact of Targeted Educational Supports
(Annenberg Institute at Brown University, 2019-10-01)
The My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Challenge developed by President Obama supports communities that promote civic initiatives designed to improve the educational and economic opportunities specifically for young men of color. ...
What Limits College Success? A review and further analysis of Holzer and Baum’s ‘Making College Work’
(Annenberg Institute at Brown University, 2019-08-01)
Holzer and Baum’s recent book, ‘Making College Work: Pathways to Success for Disadvantaged Students,’ provides an excellent up-to-date review of higher education. This book’s review first summarizes its key themes: 1) who ...