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Hodara, Michelle; Childress, Leah – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2021
In 2015 Oregon became the second state in the country to implement a statewide promise program. Its program, Oregon Promise, seeks to promote students' postsecondary attainment by covering nearly all community college tuition. This study used student data from K-12 public schools, Oregon Promise applications, and postsecondary records to examine…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Financial Aid, Program Evaluation, Community Colleges
Martinson, Karin; Williams, Julie; Needels, Karen; Peck, Laura; Moulton, Shawn; Paxton, Nora; Mastri, Annalisa; Copson, Elizabeth; Nisar, Hiren; Comfort, Alison; Brown-Lyons, Melanie – Abt Associates, 2016
This report summarizes the final results for the Green Jobs and Health Care (GJ-HC) Impact Evaluation, a study of selected grantees funded by two job training initiatives administered by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In response to the 2008 recession and as part of the American Recovery and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Program Evaluation, Partnerships in Education
Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Bork, Rachel Hare; Mayer, Alexander K.; Pretlow, Joshua; Wathington, Heather D.; Weiss, Madeline Joy – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
Across the country, a growing number of recent high school graduates are participating in summer bridge programs. These programs provide accelerated and focused learning opportunities in order to help students acquire the knowledge and skills needed for college success. The state of Texas has given particular attention to summer programs as a way…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Credits, Program Effectiveness, Summer Programs
Patel, Reshma; Rudd, Timothy – MDRC, 2012
The passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which extended need-based financial assistance to the general population for the first time, has improved college access for American students, but more work remains to be done to improve college success. According to government statistics, in 2006, about one in six students had earned a degree or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Effectiveness