This article presents findings from the largest experimental evaluation to date of school-based mandatory-random student drug testing (MRSDT) and its effectiveness in reducing substance use among high school students. The study found that students who were subject to MRSDT reported less...

Includes two background reports, Grantee Survey Report, by Nancy J. Fasciano and Jon E. Jacobson, and A Report on Upward Bound Target Schools, by Zev Waldman, David E. Myers, Jon E. Jacobson, and Mary T. Moore. Offers information about Upward Bound's current operations. This report describes the...

Includes two background reports, <I>Grantee Survey Report</I>, by Nancy J. Fasciano and Jon E. Jacobson, and <I>A Report on Upward Bound Target Schools</I>, by Zev Waldman, David E. Myers, Jon E. Jacobson, and Mary T. Moore. Offers information about Upward Bound's current operations. This report describes the...</i></i>

This study tracked a subset of Florida's 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 high school seniors who took a college algebra placement test. Students who passed the test (with a score very near the cut-off for eligibility) and enrolled in a rigorous dual enrollment college algebra class were 16 percent...

This report presents findings from an evaluation of the mandatory-random student drug testing (MRSDT) programs in 36 high schools from seven districts that received grants from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools in 2006.