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Ending the musical chairs game in higher education : how a software dashboard (SPADIES) improved information flow and educational outcomes in Colombia

Herrera Prada, Luis Omar - 2021

Abstract The new millennium brought with it a new challenge. Students reaching higher education were not only greater in number, they were also less prepared than their predecessors. This caused a sharp deterioration in the quality of the entire higher education system, which in turn affected...

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Athletics and Admissions : The Impact of the Penn State Football Scandal on Student Quality

Johnson, Candon - 2020

We ask whether a scandal in a university's athletics department affects the quality of the incoming, first-year student … body. To do so, we evaluate the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State University in 2011. The violations involved a former … identification of the scandal's effect on the university. We use synthetic control methods establishing economically meaningful …

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Student Debt is a Civil Rights Issue : The Case for Debt Relief and Higher Education Reform

Jiménez, Dalié - 2020

For an ever-growing number of students aspiring to higher education, borrowing is essential. Yet the burdens of indebtedness dis-proportionally harm Black and Latinx students. Debt also undermines the meaning and effect of higher education access, enabling many who borrow to reach the middle...

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Economics of Higher Education - Students' Attitude on Tuition and Student Migration in Germany

Buettner, Stefan M. - 2007

In January 2005, the ban on tuition in Germany has been declared unlawful. As a result, many 'Lander' developed plans to introduce tuition fees as soon as possible. It is shown in this paper, that the impact of tuition is very different among states. The willingness to pay varies not only by...

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