Noting that access to higher education has expanded dramatically in the past several decades, Sara Goldrick-Rab and Kia Sorensen focus on how unmarried parents fare once they enter college. Contrary to the expectation that access to college consistently promotes family stability and economic security, the authors argue that deficiencies in current…

Doubling the Number of college graduates in Kentucky by 2020 will be challenging, but it is a worthy and achievable goal, and will make a real difference in the lives and livelihoods of Kentuckians. This report, a biennial publication of the Council on Postsecondary Education, shows how every county in the state can contribute toward this goal and…

This report summarizes results from AISD's high school exit survey of students in the graduating Class of 2009.

This study explores the postsecondary pathways of Latino language-minority young adults in the United States. Using data from the Texas Higher Education Opportunity Project (THEOP) and controlling on background characteristics as well as high-school academic achievement, this study explores the social and linguistic integration of immigrant and…

This report provides data on enrollments in Minnesota postsecondary institutions. It has four parts: (1) five-year summaries, which includes total headcount, full-time and part-time, male and female, and new entering student enrollments; (2) residence, including county, state, and foreign country; (3) distribution by year of high school…

Kentucky's Postsecondary Education System encompasses nine public institutions and numerous independent institutions and Kentucky Adult Education. The system represents 229,061 students, 538,866 Kentucky alumni, and 275,108 GED recipients. When Kentuckians earn postsecondary degrees, their skills improve and their wages go up; they are more likely…

Young adulthood is filled with major life events and pursuing higher education is one of the most common transitions. It is also the time when many young adults enter the labour market, move out of their parents' household and begin family formation. These significant events affect each other and impact the rest of their lives. Given the…

Using multilevel models, the authors tested the hypothesis that high schools, through their curricular policies, operate as mechanisms that help members of privileged groups to take better advantage of postsecondary opportunities. The analysis was based on a 7-year follow-up study of 44,666 Israeli students who graduated from 385 high schools in…

This report provides early estimates of Fall 1990 enrollment and academic year 1989-90 completions for all postsecondary institutions in the United States (excluding outlying areas), irrespective of their accreditation status. The estimates are derived from data received from 1,158 postsecondary institutions involved in the Integrated…

This working paper announces a report proposed by the California Postsecondary Education Commission to conduct a further statistical study on the factors affecting college-going rates in California. These factors would include school demographics, neighborhood characteristics, and regional labor market forces. Such a study could reveal insights…

Empirical research on the effects of price rises on college attendance is reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the validity and usefulness of an approach to postsecondary pricing increasingly being employed in the public sector. This approach, which is labeled the targeted subsidy approach, stresses that greater equity and fiscal efficiency result from…

Postsecondary business students, classified as failed or nonfailed after 12 months, were studied. Age, race, and gender were not significantly associated with academic performance. However, selected interest factors, measured by CPP (Career Placement Program), and ability factors, measured by CPP and ACT (American College Testing Program), were…

The author compares new estimates of college dropout rates with earlier studies, examines trends in enrollment rates and degree awards, and presents estimates of enrollment inflows and outflows. (SK)

Predictors of participation in postsecondary education for persons with disabilities after leaving school were examined with 987 students, age 17 and older. Six predictors were validated, including high scores on a functional achievement inventory, completing instruction successfully in certain relevant curricular areas, and participating in…

Statistical tables present data on the distribution of 1980-81 high school graduates of New York State's public and private high schools as of the Fall of 1981. Table 1 shows trends in the rates of entrance into degree-granting institutions and other types of postsecondary education from 1967 to 1981. Table 2 presents trends in the rates of…