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Field, Kelly – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Yielding to pressure from Congress and grant recipients, the U.S. Education Department has agreed to abandon a controversial evaluation of the Upward Bound (UB) college-preparation program. The study, which began last year, was designed to measure whether Upward Bound would have a bigger impact on college-going rates if it were refocused on…
Descriptors: Control Groups, First Generation College Students, State Departments of Education, College Preparation
Schmidt, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
One after another at this time of year, elite colleges trumpet the outstanding SAT scores of the applicants they have admitted. The question often raised by such announcements is just how much those scores matter. Two recent studies conclude that they matter quite a lot. This article reports that researchers assert that selective colleges give…
Descriptors: Researchers, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Selective Admission