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Connors, Maia C.; Stein, Amanda G.; Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Francis, John; Kabourek, Sarah E.; Easton, John Q. – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2021
In 2013-14, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the nation's third-largest school district, implemented several changes to the policies governing its pre-kindergarten (pre-k) application and enrollment process. Two policy changes that were central to the school district's strategy focused on increasing access to full-day pre-k for high-priority student…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Preschool Education, Elementary Education, School Schedules
Ehrlich, S.B.; Connors, M.C.; Stein, A.G.; Francis, J.; Easton, J. Q.; Kabourek, S. E.; Farrar, I. C. – Start Early, 2020
As pre-kindergarten (pre-k) expands across the country, school districts are making choices about where to place pre-k classrooms and developing policies for how families can apply and who is enrolled. In doing so, districts are pulling policy levers that influence students' access to pre-k. Research shows that some families have less access to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Equal Education, Board of Education Policy
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Linkow, Tamara; Parsad, Amanda; Martinez, Alina; Miller, Hannah – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2021
Decisions about whether and where to go to college can make a difference in students' later success. However, many students from low-income families--"undermatch"--they do not enroll at all or do not enroll in the most selective college they likely could attend. This study investigated whether promising advising strategies, bundled…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, High School Seniors, Federal Programs, Access to Education
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Linkow, Tamara; Parsad, Amanda; Martinez, Alina; Miller, Hannah – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2021
This appendix is a companion to the "Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Where and How Long Students Attend College" (ED615732) report. The appendix provides additional information about the "Find the Fit" enhanced advising strategies and the study that assessed its effectiveness when implemented…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, High School Seniors, Federal Programs, Access to Education
Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Connors, Maia C.; Stein, Amanda G.; Francis, John; Easton, John Q.; Kabourek, Sarah E.; Farrar, Isabel C. – Start Early, 2020
As pre-kindergarten (pre-k) expands across the country, school districts are making choices about where to place pre-k classrooms and developing policies for how families can apply and which children are enrolled. In doing so, districts are pulling policy levers that influence students' access to pre-k. Research shows that some families have less…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Equal Education, Board of Education Policy
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Abramo, Giovanni; D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea; Di Costa, Flavia – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
Scholars and policy makers recognize that collaboration between industry and the public research institutions is a necessity for innovation and national economic development. This work presents an econometric model which expresses the university capability for collaboration with industry as a function of size, location and research quality. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Industry, Technology Transfer