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Soliz, Adela; Long, Bridget Terry – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2016
Due to rising costs and declining affordability, many students have to work while attending college. The federal government takes a major role in subsidizing the wages of college students and spent over $1 billion on the Work-Study program in 2010-11 (College Board, 2011), yet little is known about how working during the school year impacts…
Descriptors: Student Employment, College Students, Work Study Programs, Federal Programs
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Bettinger, Eric P.; Long, Bridget Terry – Journal of Human Resources, 2009
Each year , thousands graduate high school academically underprepared for college. Many must take remedial or developmental postsecondary coursework, and there is a growing debate about the effectiveness of such programs. This paper examines the effects of remediation using a unique data set of over 28,000 students. To account for selection…
Descriptors: Student Placement, College Preparation, Remedial Instruction, College Students