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Promoting Educational Success: Which GEAR UP Services Lead to Postsecondary Enrollment and Persistence?
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Kim, Sanga; Bowman, Nicholas A.; Ingleby, Laura; Ford, David C.; Sibaouih, Christina – Educational Policy, 2021
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federal program designed to promote postsecondary readiness and success among low-income students. Some evidence suggests that this program promotes college enrollment and persistence, but GEAR UP may include a wide variety of services, and it is unclear which ones…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Readiness, College Attendance, Academic Persistence
Improving College Access at Low-Income High Schools? The Impact of GEAR UP Iowa on Postsecondary Enrollment and Persistence
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Bowman, Nicholas A.; Kim, Sanga; Ingleby, Laura; Ford, David C.; Sibaouih, Christina – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2018
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federal program designed to promote college access and success for students from low-income backgrounds. Although some literature has examined K-12 outcomes, little research has explored the extent to which GEAR UP achieves its intended postsecondary objectives. The…
Descriptors: Low Income, High School Students, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power
Longitudinal Analyses of Educational Outcomes for Youth Transitioning out of Care in the US: Trends and Influential Factors
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Okpych, Nathanael; Courtney, Mark – Oxford Review of Education, 2019
This paper draws on data collected from two of the most extensive longitudinal studies of care leavers in the US. The Midwest Study (2003-2011) included 732 youths in foster care in three Midwestern states, and the CalYOUTH Study (2012-present) includes 727 youths in California foster care. The paper has three objectives: (1) describe trends in…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Educational Attainment
Measuring Up 2008: The State Report Card on Higher Education. Iowa [Summary]
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National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
Measuring Up 2008: The State Report Card on Higher Education. Iowa
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National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
College Attendance Patterns of Rural Youth: Results from Iowa's Class of 1983. One in a Series of Reports in NCREL's Rural Education Program.
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Schonert, Kimberly A.; And Others – 1989
A study to obtain follow-up information on graduates from small Iowa school districts was conducted in 1988 to identify rural youth's "educational pathways" during the first 5 years after high school graduation. The sample of high school graduates was randomly drawn from 11 of 98 rural Iowa school districts with an enrollment fewer than…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, College Graduates