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A Stitch in Time: The Effects of a Novel Incentive-Based High-School Intervention on College Outcomes. NBER Working Paper No. 15722
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Jackson, C. Kirabo – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
I analyze the longer-run effects of a program that pays both 11th and 12th grade students and teachers for passing scores on Advanced Placement exams. Using a difference-in-differences strategy, I find that affected students attend college in greater numbers, have improved college GPAs, and are more likely to remain in college beyond their…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Grade 12, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers