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Angrist, Joshua; Autor, David; Pallais, Amanda – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020
Financial aid from the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (STBF) provides exceptionally generous support to a college population similar to that served by a host of state aid programs. In conjunction with STBF, we randomly assigned aid awards to thousands of Nebraska high school graduates from low-income, minority, and first-generation college…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Merit Scholarships, Philanthropic Foundations, Graduation
Cynthia Miller; Michael Weiss – MDRC, 2021
This paper presents new estimates of the effects of the City University of New York (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model, evaluated using a randomized controlled trial first in New York and later through a replication in Ohio. It describes longer-term effects of CUNY ASAP in New York, showing that the program's effects on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Castleman, Benjamin L.; Long, Bridget Terry – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2013
Gaps in average college success among students of differing backgrounds have persisted in the United States for decades. One of the primary ways governments have attempted to ameliorate such gaps is by providing need-based grants, but little evidence exists on the impacts of such aid on longer-term outcomes such as college persistence and degree…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Tuition Grants, State Aid, Access to Education