We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian … 70 for second-year students, but there was no significant effect on overall GPA. Results are somewhat stronger for a …

design. H&R Block tax professionals helped low- to moderate-income families complete the FAFSA, the federal application for …

year grades. A third treatment group combined both interventions. Service take-up rates were much higher for students …

High school students from disadvantaged high schools in Toronto were invited to take two surveys, about three weeks … apart. Half of the students taking the first survey were also shown a 3 minute video about the benefits of post secondary … education (PSE) and invited to try out a financial-aid calculator. Most students' perceived returns to PSE were high, even among …

expected to rise to meet those found in middle-income established market economies. This study employs a plausible instrument …

graduating seniors at low-transition schools. Over three workshops, students were guided to pick programs of interest that they … exiting students to make the transition easier and more salient. On average, the program increased application rates from 64 … increase in two-year community college programs. The greatest impact was for students who were not taking any university …

students living in public housing communities where the program was offered to those living in communities where the program …