We use a regression-discontinuity design to study the effects of double blocking sixth-grade students in reading and … cutoffs in the test scores used to assign students to double blocking. We find large, positive, and persistent effects of …

of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change … students. Results show that both fall-to-fall freshmen retention and six-year college graduation of seconddecile minority … students decreased, respectively, by 2.4 and 3.3 percentage points. The effect of the change in admissions policy was slightly …