Harris, Douglas N.Farmer-Hinton, RaquelKim< DebbieDiamond, JohnBlakely Reavis, TangelaKrupa Rifelj, KellyLustick, HilaryCarl, Bradley2020-04-172020-04-172018-09-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/97762This study examines one of the first randomized control trials of a program similar to many free college and promise scholarship proposals. The Degree Project was launched in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) in 2011. Students in 18 randomly selected high schools were promised up to $12,000 to pay for college, at essentially any in-state institution.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesaccess to postsecondary educationfree collegecollege affordabilityThe promise of free college (and its potential pitfalls)Reporthttps://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/GS_9202018_Free-College.pdf