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Download full textLouisiana Board of Regents, 2024
The Tuition Opportunity Program for Students subsequently renamed the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) was created by Act 1375 of the 1997 Regular Legislative Session. The first college freshman class to receive TOPS awards entered postsecondary education in the fall of 1998. Act 1202 of the 2001 Regular Legislative Session requires…
Descriptors: State Programs, Scholarships, State Legislation, High School Graduates
Direct linkGregory Anderson Cross – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the differences in the academic outcomes of first-year academically underprepared TN Promise-eligible college freshmen who participated in a college bridge program. A comparative research design was applied to existing data, including first-semester GPA, first-semester credit completion rate,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Summer Programs, Grade Point Average, Disproportionate Representation
Fogg, Neeta; Harrington, Paul; Khatiwada, Ishwar – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2019
The federally financed GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program) was organized two decades ago with the purpose of increasing high school completion and college enrollment among low-income students. The College Crusade of Rhode Island's GEAR UP program was designed as a long-term effort to buttress student success…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Readiness, Program Effectiveness, State Programs
Michal Kurlaender; Jacob Jackson; Eric Grodsky; Jessica Howell – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
In this paper we investigate the impact of a statewide program aimed at better aligning K-12 to higher education and improving college readiness. We replicate an earlier study focused on the effects of this program at one campus by employing detailed administrative data on the census of California students that enroll at all twenty-three campuses…
Descriptors: High School Students, Undergraduate Students, College Readiness, School Transition
Peer reviewedGoldhaber, Dan; Long, Mark C.; Gratz, Trevor; Rooklyn, Jordan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020
Indiana, Oklahoma, and Washington each have programs designed to address college enrollment gaps by offering a promise of state-based college financial aid to low-income middle school students in exchange for making a pledge to do well in high school, be a good citizen, not be convicted of a felony, and apply for financial aid to college. Using a…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, High School Students, Scholarships, Outcomes of Education
Goldhaber, Dan; Long, Mark; Gratz, Trevor; Rooklyn, Jordan – Center for Education Data & Research, 2019
Indiana, Oklahoma, and Washington each have programs designed to address college enrollment gaps by offering a promise of state-based college financial aid to low-income middle school students in exchange for making a pledge to do well in high school, be a good citizen, not be convicted of a felony, and apply for financial aid to college. Using a…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Scholarships, State Programs, High School Students
Brown, Chequita S.; Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M.; Ruedas-Gracia, Nidia; Stewart, Nathaniel – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2021
The Postsecondary Pathways for Former Foster Care Youth (PP-FFCY) study is a research project that focuses on the transitions of foster care alumni to and through postsecondary institutions. Through the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL), the PP-FFCY project team is conducting a comprehensive needs assessment report that:…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Vocational Education
Goldhaber, Dan; Long, Mark C.; Gratz, Trevor; Rooklyn, Jordan – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2017
Indiana, Oklahoma, and Washington each have programs designed to address college enrollment gaps by offering a promise of state-based college financial aid to low-income middle school students in exchange for making a pledge to do well in high school, be a good citizen, not be convicted of a felony, and apply for financial aid to college. Using a…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, High School Students, Scholarships, Outcomes of Education
Harvey, Darcie – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2017
Many states are experimenting with mechanisms for making college more affordable while maintaining quality and access. This report examines promising or innovative state programs to improve college affordability and credential attainment. Many of these approaches show innovative thinking and bear watching to see if they result in meaningful…
Descriptors: Paying for College, State Policy, Educational Policy, Access to Education
