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Download full textRichard J. Murnane; John B. Willett; Aubrey McDonough; John P. Papay; Ann Mantil – AERA Open, 2024
The labor-market payoff to workers with associate degrees in healthcare and STEM occupations is very high in Massachusetts. We examine whether this induced a growing proportion of students in MA community colleges (MACCs) to earn an associate degree (AD) in one of these fields. We do this by using multinomial logit analysis to compare trends…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Associate Degrees, Allied Health Occupations, STEM Careers
Papay, John P.; Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
The authors first examine the effect of failing the 10th grade mathematics examination. They then investigate students who fail their 10th grade test, examining their persistence and success on retests. Finally, they examine the effects of student performance on the 8th grade mathematics test. In all cases, the authors pay particular attention to…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Family Income, Graduation, Academic Achievement
