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Download full textDeGrow, Ben; Klingler, Ronald – Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2019
The 2018 Michigan Public High School Context and Performance Report Card is the fourth edition in a series of analyses designed to measure high school performance. The first report was published in 2012 (ED541512) and was followed by analyses in 2014 (ED560065) and 2016 (ED588530). This report is a school-level assessment of academic performance…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, Academic Achievement, High School Students
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Direct linkYoung, Nicholas T.; Tollefson, K.; Zegers, Remco G. T.; Caballero, Marcos D. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
As systematic inequities in higher education and society have been brought to the forefront, graduate programs are interested in increasing the diversity of their applicants and enrollees. Yet, structures in place to evaluate applicants may not support such aims. One potential solution to support those aims is rubricbased holistic review. Starting…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Science Education, Scoring Rubrics, College Admission
Dynarski, Susan; Libassi, C. J.; Michelmore, Katherine; Owen, Stephanie – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2018
Low-income students, even those with strong academic credentials, are unlikely to attend a highly selective college. With a field experiment, we test an intervention to increase enrollment of low-income students at the highly selective University of Michigan. We contact students (as well as their parents and principals) with an encouragement to…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Low Income Students, Access to Education, Tuition
DeGrow, Ben; Klingler, Ronald – Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2017
The 2016 Michigan Public High School Context and Performance Report Card is the third edition in a series of analyses designed to measure high school performance. The first report was published in 2012 (ED541512) and was followed by a 2014 analysis (ED560065). This report is a school-level assessment of academic performance based on a four-year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Schools, High School Students, Standardized Tests
Garces, Liliana M.; Mickey-Pabello, David – Journal of Higher Education, 2015
This study examines the impact of affirmative action bans in six states (California, Washington, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Nebraska) on the matriculation rates of historically underrepresented students of color in public medical schools in these states. Findings show that affirmative action bans have led to about a 17% decline (from 18.5% to…
Descriptors: Ethnic Diversity, Racial Composition, Affirmative Action, Disproportionate Representation
Spalding, Audrey – Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2013
This study examines the use of Schools of Choice throughout Michigan over the last decade. Nearly 100,000 Michigan students use Schools of Choice to attend a school outside of the district in which they live. Participation has grown steadily, with enrollment growing by 144 percent over the past 10 years. This study finds that students enter…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Choice, Student Participation, Enrollment Rate
