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Person, Ann; Bruch, Julie; Goble, Lisbeth; Severn, Veronica; Hong, Ashley – Mathematica, 2020
Lumina Foundation seeks to increase the proportion of Americans who hold a postsecondary credential to 60 percent by 2025, across all racial, ethnic, immigration, and income groups. Recognizing that this goal cannot be achieved through a focus on traditional-age college students alone, Lumina launched the Adult Promise initiative in 2017. Between…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Nontraditional Students, College Students, State Policy
Coen, Thomas; Nichols-Barrer, Ira; Gleason, Philip – Mathematica, 2019
This issue brief presents results of a long-term tracking study that follows 1,177 students who applied to enter 1 of 13 oversubscribed KIPP [Knowledge Is Power Program] middle schools through a 5th- or 6th-grade admissions lottery in 2008 or 2009. Those students are now old enough to have attended college for at least two years. This study uses a…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, College Attendance, Program Effectiveness
Harris, Barbara; Fox, Lindsay – Mathematica, 2022
Nearly 30 years ago, Math Corps--a summer camp for middle school students in Detroit who could benefit from mentoring and positive influences--was started at Wayne State University (WSU). In 2015, the National Science Foundation awarded an Advancing Informal Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics (STEM) Learning grant to WSU. As part of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Middle School Students, Mentors, Program Effectiveness