Performance-based scholarships have two main goals: (1) to give students more money for college; and (2) to provide incentives for academic progress. MDRC launched the Performance-Based Scholarship (PBS) Demonstration in 2008 to evaluate the effectiveness of these scholarships in a diverse set of states, institutions, and low-income student…

While postsecondary completion rates are a concern among many student populations across the country, college graduation rates for Latino students, especially Latino male students, are even lower than the national average. Low-income Latino men face many barriers to postsecondary success, including both financial and personal obstacles. This…

This directory lists 48 successful public school, community college, and public university partnership programs to improve access and educational achievement for Arizona's American Indians, Hispanic-Americans, and other minority groups. The directory was compiled from questionnaires mailed to programs identified by the Arizona Minority Education…