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 …

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 …

an attempt to determine who benefits from college. Despite the tremendous heterogeneity across potential college students …

improves trust and social interaction, and may offer substantial consumption value to some students. We discuss various …

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 …

, second we use a variety of measures of infant health, and finally we track children through their schooling years and into …