This study uses a rich longitudinal data-set of 13,202 full-time students belonging to 11 cohorts over 22 consecutive … semesters since admission to the institution. (2) The rates are significantly related to the proportions of female students …, students who switch from their original academic programs, and students from private schools. (3) Results suggest that, under …

The increased popularity of college Grade Forgiveness policies, which allow students to retake classes and substitute … first to ask whether such policies benefit students and how. To answer these questions, we use student-level admissions and … Grade Forgiveness significantly incentivizes students, especially students with the strongest academic preparation, to take …

completion and earnings. These patterns imply that, on average, students benefit from "overmatch" of the sort generated by … move lower ability students to higher quality colleges. …

This article examines the factors that influence university students' academic performance, focusing on the role of … student background and school factors. Using data on the first-year students at the University of Western Australia in 2001 … coefficients model. A key finding is that high schools have an impact on the academic performance of students at university beyond …

Without a school degree, students can have difficulty in the labor market. To improve the lives of upper …-secondary school dropouts, German states instituted a school reform that awarded an interim degree to high-track students upon …

scores rightward, moving students into higher quartiles of the state SAT score distribution. Bostonś charter high schools …