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Direct linkNicholas A. Bowman; Genia M. Bettencourt; Sora Moon – Research in Higher Education, 2025
Despite a burgeoning literature on first-generation college student success, little is known about how the presence of first-generation or continuing-generation peers may facilitate desired outcomes among first-generation students. Moreover, two theoretical traditions lead to contrasting predictions about the potential impact of the representation…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Dormitories, School Holding Power, Graduation Rate
Megan Austin; Ben Backes; Dan Goldhaber; Dory Li; Francie Streich – American Educational Research Journal, 2025
Taking advanced courses in high school predicts many positive outcomes, yet low-income students and students who identify as Black and Hispanic are underrepresented. Policies such as "algebra for all" that accelerate middle school students into advanced courses are well-studied, but little is known about newer academic acceleration…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Acceleration (Education), Dual Enrollment, Equal Education
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were large gaps in Maine's high school graduation rates, high school dropout rates, college persistence, and college completion across socio economic status, racial and ethnic groups, English learner status, and disability status. The pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated existing inequities and challenges,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Graduation Rate, High Schools, Academic Persistence
