Postsecondary pathways out of poverty: City University of New York Accelerated Study in Associate Programs and the case for national policy

D Strumbos, D Linderman, CC Hicks - RSF: The Russell Sage …, 2018 - rsfjournal.org
A postsecondary education holds the promise of higher lifetime earnings and social mobility,
but too many low-income students never complete their degrees. We propose a set of policy …

Pathways to Boosting the Earnings of Low-Income Students by Increasing Their Educational Attainment.

L Jacobson, C Mokher - Hudson Institute (NJ1), 2009 - ERIC
Attaining a post-secondary credential has become increasingly important for securing
opportunities to get high-return jobs in the United States in the 21st century. Students from …

Build a bridge from high school to college: transition programs are essential for many disadvantaged students.

HJ Malone - Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 2009 - go.gale.com
Only 54% of low-income traditional college students graduate within six years compared
with 77% of their higher-income counterparts, according to the National Center for Education …

[PDF][PDF] A path to college completion for disadvantaged students

E Caspar - Focus, 2015 - irp.wisc.edu
postsecondary education or training, up from 28 percent in 1973. 5 This proportion is
projected to reach 65 percent by 2020. 6 A college degree also greatly increases the chance …

Returns to different postsecondary investments: Institution type, academic programs, and credentials

M Lovenheim, J Smith - Handbook of the Economics of Education, 2023 - Elsevier
Early research on the returns to higher education treated the postsecondary system as a
monolith. In reality, postsecondary education in the United States and around the world is …

Just the facts, ma'am: Postsecondary education and labor market outcomes in the US

HJ Holzer, E Dunlop - 2013 - papers.ssrn.com
In this paper, we provide a comprehensive and up-to-date snapshot of the most important
postsecondary education and labor market outcomes in the US using two nationally …

A “race to the top” in public higher education to improve education and employment among the poor

HJ Holzer - RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the …, 2018 - rsfjournal.org
Although many disadvantaged students now attend college, their completion rates are low—
especially at community colleges—and many receive associate's degrees in fields with little …

Increasing access to higher education among low-income students: The Washington State Achievers Program

CB Myers, DE Brown, DM Pavel - Journal of Education for Students …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to assess how a comprehensive precollege intervention and
developmental program among low-income high school students contributed to college …

Fast Track to College: Increasing Postsecondary Success for All Students. Double the Numbers: A Jobs for the Future Initiative.

H Pennington - Jobs for the Future, 2004 - ERIC
Fast Track to College: Page 1 Fast Track to College: Increasing Postsecondary Success for All
Students By Hilary Pennington December 2004 PREpARED FoR thE CENtER FoR AMERICAN …

[PDF][PDF] Improving College Access and Completion For Low-Income and First-Generation Students: The Role of College Access and Success Programs Testimony …

LW Perna - Retrieved from University of …, 2015 - democrats-edworkforce.house.gov
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on best practices for helping low-income and first-
generation students access and complete college. As I have devoted my career to …