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 …

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 seconddecile minority …

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 …

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

In this paper we explore the composition of students, the study length towards diploma, and examine the likelihood of … female university students in Sweden has children. In Sweden as in many other countries enrollment periods have been … achievement we find that students with children seem to be somewhat more efficient in their studies among those who have graduated …