set out the comparison of similar students undergoing alternative progression rules, and to shed light on whether, and to … across curricular tracks, picturing at best - depending on the data employed - a marginal improvement for students in … academic schools. We instead find sharp negative effects of the reform in technical and vocational schools, where the students …

of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change … from affirmative action to the Top 10% Plan in Texas decreased both retention and graduation rates of lower-ranked minority … students. Results show that both fall-to-fall freshmen retention and six-year college graduation of second-decile minority …

In recent years, many states, including California, Texas, and Oregon, have changed admissions policies to increase … access to public universities for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. A key concern, however, is how these … students will perform. This paper examines the relationship between high school quality and student success at college. Using …

the effect by comparing a student's academic performance before and after turning 21. We find that students' grades fall … evolution of performance as students make progress towards their degrees. …

Texas requires a school district to offer bilingual education when its enrollment of limited English proficient (LEP …) students in a particular elementary grade and language is twenty or higher. Using school panel data, we find a significant … significantly impact the standardized test scores of students with Spanish as their home language (comprised primarily of ever …

Texas engaged in a large-scale policy experiment when it instituted the Top 10% Plan. This policy guarantees automatic …

which affected GED test takers in Texas. We utilize unique data from the Texas Schools Micro Data Panel (TSMP) which contain … demographic and GED test score information from the Texas Education Agency linked to pre- and post-test taking Unemployment … Insurance quarterly wage records from the Texas Workforce Commission. Comparing Texas dropouts who acquired a GED before the …

Using data on 24 teachers and 982 students from a 2006 survey of California high school economics classes, we assess …-effects estimation. Students' own and peer GPAs and their attitudes towards economics have the largest effects on value-added scores. We …