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Dixon, LaTanya L.; Dugger, Suzanne M.; Hsu, Hsien-Yuan – Grantee Submission, 2020
This study employed design-based logistic regression to examine the extent to which attending a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) magnet high school, school demographics, and student-level factors explain racial/ethnic differences in a student's intent to declare a STEM major in the first semester of college. Data were drawn…
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, High School Students, Intention, Majors (Students)
Jenkins, Jade Marcus; Farkas, George; Duncan, Greg J.; Burchinal, Margaret; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Grantee Submission, 2016
As policy-makers contemplate expanding preschool opportunities for low-income children, one possibility is to fund two, rather than one year of Head Start for children at ages 3 and 4. Another option is to offer one year of Head Start followed by one year of pre-k. We ask which of these options is more effective. We use data from the Oklahoma…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Kindergarten, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education