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Development, Discouragement, or Diversion? New Evidence on the Effects of College Remediation Policy
Direct linkScott-Clayton, Judith; Rodriguez, Olga – Education Finance and Policy, 2015
Half of all college students will enroll in remedial coursework but evidence of its effectiveness is mixed. Using a regression-discontinuity design with data from a large urban community college system, we make three contributions. First, we articulate three alternative hypotheses regarding the potential impacts of remediation. Second, in addition…
Descriptors: College Programs, Remedial Programs, Educational Policy, Evidence
Peer reviewedStange, Kevin – Education Finance and Policy, 2012
This article examines the effect of institutional quality on the educational attainment of community college students, a large group that has been mostly overlooked in previous work. The effect of institutional quality is generally difficult to separate from that of student ability because more capable students usually sort into better colleges. A…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Institutional Characteristics, Instructional Effectiveness
