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Bird, Kelli; Castleman, Benjamin L. – Research in Higher Education, 2016
College affordability continues to be a top concern among prospective students, their families, and policy makers. Prior work has demonstrated that a significant share of prospective students forgo financial aid because they did not complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); recent federal policy efforts have focused on…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Financial Aid, Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement
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Castleman, Benjamin L.; Page, Lindsay C. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
While considerable effort has been invested to increase FAFSA completion among high school seniors, there has been much less investment to ensure that college freshmen re-apply for financial aid. Text messaging is a promising approach to inform students of important stages in the financial aid re-application process and to connect them to…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Financial Aid, Academic Persistence, Financial Aid Applicants
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Castleman, Benjamin L.; Long, Bridget Terry; Mabel, Zachary A. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
The fastest growing supply of jobs in the United States today is in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Yet despite the availability of work in STEM, there is not a sufficient supply of workers to fill open positions. Amidst the growing demand for STEM workers, educational achievement and attainment in STEM fields in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Higher Education, Graduation, Employment Opportunities