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Download full textChan, Hsun-Yu – Texas Education Research Center, 2017
College education becomes increasingly important for individuals' career prospect. However, many students enter college academically unprepared (Jackson & Kurlaender, 2014). As a response, high school curriculum is tasked as the gatekeeper of students' academic proficiency that equips students with essential knowledge and skills for…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Background, Racial Differences
Dobbie, Will; Fryer, Roland G., Jr. – Texas Education Research Center, 2017
The impact of charter schools on early-life labor market outcomes using administrative data from Texas is estimated. It was found that, at the mean, charter schools have no impact on test scores and a negative impact on earnings. No Excuses charter schools increase test scores and four-year college enrollment, but have a small and statistically…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Human Capital, Educational Policy, Labor Market
Martorell, Paco; McFarlin, Isaac, Jr.; Xue, Yu – National Poverty Center, University of Michigan, 2013
About one-third of college students are required to take remedial courses to redress the lack of preparation for college-level coursework. Assignment to remediation is generally made on the basis of a placement test score, and in some states students are required to take a placement test prior to enrolling in college-level courses. In this type of…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Remedial Instruction, Scores, College Attendance
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Direct linkJennings, Jennifer L.; Deming, David; Jencks, Christopher; Lopuch, Maya; Schueler, Beth E. – Sociology of Education, 2015
Do schools reduce or perpetuate inequality by race and family income? Most studies conclude that schools play only a small role in explaining socioeconomic and racial disparities in educational outcomes, but they usually draw this conclusion based solely on test scores. We reconsider this finding using longitudinal data on test scores and…
Descriptors: School Statistics, Educational Quality, Evidence, Educational Opportunities
What Works Clearinghouse, 2008
"A Little Now for a Lot Later: A Look at a Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program" examined whether the Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP) affects students' SAT/ACT scores and college attendance. The research described in this manuscript is consistent with the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards with…
Descriptors: Incentives, College Attendance, High Schools, Advanced Placement Programs
Jackson, C. Kirabo – Education Next, 2008
Cash incentives for high school students to perform better in school are growing in popularity, but not everyone understands them. Does paying students for better Advanced Placement (AP) test scores encourage enrollment in AP classes? The author set out to determine the impact of a cash incentive program operating in a number of Texas high…
Descriptors: Incentives, School Counselors, Advanced Placement Programs, Outcomes of Education
