College Track completers enrolled in college at higher rates than similar students, and were much more likely to enroll in four-year colleges¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr?·q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? College Track completers enrolled in college at higher rates than similar students. → Naihobe Gonzalez 2019
q2 i? College Track completers were much more likely than similar students to enroll in four-year colleges specifically. → Naihobe Gonzalez 2019
Evidence¶
Naihobe Gonzalez 2019¶
Naihobe Gonzalez, Charles Tilley. (2019). College Track Postsecondary Outcomes: Benchmarking the Performance of the 9th Grade Cohort of 2009. Washington, DC: Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/college-track-postsecondary-outcomes-benchmarking-the-performance-of-the-9th-grade-cohort-of-2009
q2 · i? · associational · r?
Benchmarking analysis of existing data for the 9th grade cohort of 2009 comparing College Track completers with similar-background students in the same cohort; the brief reports higher overall college enrollment and that completers were "much more likely to enroll in four-year colleges specifically." No effect sizes are printed.
"College Track completers enrolled in college at higher rates than similar students, and were much more likely to enroll in four-year colleges specifically."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- College Track completers were more likely than similar students to apply to multiple colleges — related
- Charter high school students had comparable high school graduation but much higher four-year college enrollment, selective-college enrollment, and four-semester college completion than comparable non-charter students — related
- Attending both a KIPP middle school and a KIPP high school had large positive impacts on college enrollment and persistence — related
- Charter high schools in Florida and Chicago showed substantial positive effects on both high school completion and college attendance — related
- College persistence was similar among College Track completers and similar students who enrolled in college, despite College Track's stricter persistence definition — related
- Immediate four-year enrollees were far more likely than immediate two-year enrollees to complete a four-year degree within six years (48 percent vs 7 percent) — related
- Among the CPS class of 2009, 76 percent enrolled in college within six years, and delayed entry was concentrated among two-year starters rather than four-year starters — related
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College Track completers enrolled in college at higher rates than similar students, and were much more likely to enroll in four-year colleges |
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College Track completers enrolled in college at higher rates than similar students, and were much more likely to enroll in four-year colleges |
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2019 |
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