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Direct linkLong, Mark; Goldhaber, Dan; Gratz, Trevor – Center for Education Data & Research, 2019
Indiana, Oklahoma, and Washington have programs designed to address college enrollment and completion gaps by offering a promise of state-based college financial aid to low-income middle school students in exchange for making a pledge to do well in high school, be a good citizen, not be convicted of a felony, and apply for financial aid to…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Enrollment, Academic Persistence, Graduation
Download full textShulock, Nancy; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
Amid growing signs of America's weakening position in the global economy, federal and state policymakers and major foundations have set ambitious goals for increasing postsecondary attainment in the United States. Given changing U.S. demographics, it has become clear that these national goals are attainable only with vastly improved outcomes among…
Descriptors: Productivity, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Academic Achievement
Malagon, Helen; McCold, Paul; Nelson, Joan Johnston – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2013
This report provides an update on the Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program (TBIP). In 2012-13, 104,025 English language learners (ELLs) received state services through the TBIP. This was an increase of just over 9% from the previous year. Most students live in urban areas along Interstate 5 corridor and in rural areas like the Yakima Valley.…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Bilingual Education, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedSt. John, Edward P. – Research in Higher Education, 1999
A study piloted a new approach to assessing the effects of changes in funding for state grant programs on college assistance. Analysis of Washington's state grant program indicates that an increase in state funds for need-based grants in 1993-1994 resulted in improved within-year persistence in public four-year universities. It is concluded that…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Grants, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Van de Water, Gordon; Augenblick, John – 1987
The impact of working on academic performance and persistence of a sample of full-time undergraduates enrolled in Washington State's public and private institutions during fall 1983 through spring 1985 was studied. Data sources included: student records for the State Work Study, College Work Study, and nonworking financial aid recipients; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Credits, College Students
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1993
This paper presents an overview of student financial aid in Washington State, reports trends in college costs and state population, and explores the relationship between student aid and broader higher education policies. Chapters include discussions on the following: (1) college costs and affordability; (2) tuition policy and its relationship to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Educational Quality, Financial Policy
