This chapter explores the factors influencing Latino college choice and finds that even when
we control for socioeconomic background, academic preparation, and degree intention, …

… Michal Kurlaender is a professor of education at the University of California, Davis. Michel
… The authors (Michal Kurlaender, mkurlaender@ucdavis.edu) can assist by providing …

In this paper we investigate how participation in the Early Assessment Program, which provides
California high school juniors with information about their academic readiness for college…

Many students arrive at college unprepared to do college-level work, facing a host of
college readiness assessments and developmental education coursework. In this article, we …

Although some scholars report that all students are better served by attending more prestigious
postsecondary institutions, others have argued that students are better off attending …

Over the last half-century, many researchers have studied and written about school
desegregation and race in American schools. Most studies on the benefits and costs to school …

Community colleges have become an important entryway for students intending to complete
baccalaureate degrees. However, many question the viability of the transfer function and …

A number of public school districts in the United States have adopted income-based
integration policies—policies that use measures of family income or socioeconomic status—in …

The increasing use of state-mandated public high school exit exams is one manifestation of
the current movement in US public schooling toward more explicit standards of instruction …

This study evaluated whether or not there was a compelling educational interest in diversity
within the Jefferson County, Kentucky, public schools. High school students (mainly juniors) …