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Download full textAlaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, 2024
The Alaska Performance Scholarship (APS) rewards students who strive to excel in high school and continue their education in degree and certificate programs in Alaska. This report covers the high school, postsecondary, Alaska residency, and workforce outcomes of the APS program between Fall 2011-2023. [This report was prepared by Resource Data,…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Student Costs, Student Financial Aid, College Readiness
Brian Holzman; Irina Chukhray; Courtney Thrash – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
There is a growing debate in social science and education policy research on how to improve college access for high-performing students from low-income or first-generation backgrounds. While some studies suggest that providing information to students impacts college access, other studies do not and suggest that students may need more support in…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, High School Students, First Generation College Students, Urban Schools
Houston Independent School District, 2015
EMERGE-HISD was established in 2013 to support high achieving, traditionally underserved students in attaining admission to highly selective institutions of higher education as well as financial aid to support their studies. This report serves as a baseline description of the 362 students enrolled in EMERGE-HISD during 2013-2014, its first full…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High Achievement, Disproportionate Representation, College Admission
Direct linkMcClarty, Katie Larsen – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2015
Research has repeatedly demonstrated the positive effects of acceleration for gifted and talented students. This study expands the literature by not only evaluating the impact of early grade skipping on high school and college outcomes but also examining the role of postacceleration opportunities on subsequent performance. Using a representative…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment
Scott-Clayton, Judith; Minaya, Veronica – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014
Student employment subsidies are one of the largest types of federal employment subsidies, and one of the oldest forms of student aid. Yet it is unclear whether they help or harm students' long term outcomes. This document contains the appendices to the report "Should Student Employment Be Subsidized? Conditional Counterfactuals and the…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Financial Support, Student Financial Aid, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedOsburn, Monica Z.; Stegman, Charles; Suitt, Laura D.; Ritter, Gary – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2004
Questions regarding the value of standardized testing have been raised by community and school leaders, as well as parents and members of the media. Some have expressed concern that children today are placed under such pressure to perform well on standardized tests that the anxiety adversely affects performance outcomes. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Standardized Tests, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
