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Direct linkTom Swiderski – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2025
Twenty-nine states require or allow all 11th graders to take the ACT or SAT in school, for free, eliminating access to testing as a barrier to college entry. I examine whether this affects postsecondary outcomes using state-aggregated panel data and time-varying difference-in-differences methods. I find policy adoption led to 2% increases in…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, Grade 11, Outcomes of Education
