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Direct linkNiu, Sunny Xinchun; Tienda, Marta – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010
We use regression discontinuity methods on a representative survey of Texas high school seniors to discern the impact on flagship-enrollment behavior of the Texas top 10 percent law, which guarantees admission to any Texas public university to students who graduate in the top decile of their class. By comparing students at and immediately below…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Economically Disadvantaged, Enrollment, Minority Groups
Alon, Sigal; Domina, Thurston; Tienda, Marta – Social Forces, 2010
We assess the intergenerational educational mobility of recent cohorts of high school graduates to consider whether Hispanics' lagging postsecondary attainment reflects a temporary lull due to immigration of low education parents or a more enduring pattern of unequal transmission of social status relative to whites. Using data from three national…
Descriptors: Social Status, Educational Attainment, High School Graduates, Longitudinal Studies
