ERIC Number: ED670939
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 51
Abstractor: As Provided
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Ready or Not? California's Early Assessment Program and the Transition to College. EdWorkingPaper No. 19-116
Michal Kurlaender; Jacob Jackson; Eric Grodsky; Jessica Howell
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
In this paper we investigate the impact of a statewide program aimed at better aligning K-12 to higher education and improving college readiness. We replicate an earlier study focused on the effects of this program at one campus by employing detailed administrative data on the census of California students that enroll at all twenty-three campuses of the California State University (CSU) system. We evaluate whether the program has reduced remediation rates at CSU statewide and investigate whether program effects differ by student background. We find that participation in the Early Assessment Program reduces the average student's probability of needing remediation at California State University by about 2-3 percentage points overall. Investigating heterogeneous treatment effects, we find the program effects are largely concentrated among students at the margin of remediation risk.
Descriptors: High School Students, Undergraduate Students, College Readiness, School Transition, College Preparation, Transitional Programs, College School Cooperation, Grade 11, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, State Programs, Achievement Gains, At Risk Students, Pretesting
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Grade 11
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: California
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A100971
Department of Education Funded: Yes
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