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Douglas N. Harris; Jonathan Mills – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
We provide evidence about college financial aid from an eight-year randomized trial where high school ninth graders received a $12,000 merit-based grant offer. The program was designed to be free of tuition/fees at community colleges and substantially lower the cost of four-year colleges. During high school, it increased students' college…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, High School Students, Grade 9, Merit Scholarships
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Kirk, Chris Michael; Lewis-Moss, Rhonda K.; Nilsen, Corinne; Colvin, Deltha Q. – Educational Studies, 2011
Parental expectations have long been studied as a factor in increasing adolescent educational aspirations, often linking these expectations to parental level of education and involvement in academic endeavours. This study further explores this relationship in a statewide Midwestern sample of parents and their adolescent children. Regression…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Parent Role, Academic Aspiration, Expectation