Should Student Employment Be Subsidized? Conditional Counterfactuals and the Outcomes of Work-Study Participation
Using two waves of the Beginning Postsecondary Student survey, this paper provides the first national estimates of the effect of the Federal Work-Study program on students’ academic and labor market outcomes.
Dual Enrollment, Structural Reform, and the Completion Agenda
This chapter addresses structural systems reform and college completion, as well as the role of dual enrollment in ensuring equitable postsecondary outcomes.
Emerging Early College Models for Traditionally Underserved Students
Emerging early college models are providing opportunities for high school students to accrue college credits and experience themselves as successful …
What About the Non-Completers? The Labor Market Returns to Progress in Community College
Using a novel method for linking non-completers with completers, this paper calculates the labor market returns to programs of study, accounting both for those who obtain an award and those who do not.
What We Know About Transfer
This research overview reviews findings on transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges, including student outcomes, barriers to transfer, the economic benefits of transfer, and potential benefits to four-year colleges.