Districts now have access to a wealth of new information that can help target students with appropriate supports and bring focus and coherence to college readiness efforts. However, the abundance of data has brought its own challenges. Schools and school systems are often overwhelmed with the amount of data available. The capacity of districts to…

Constituting part of the final volume of a four volume report on the results of a national study of the Upward Bound (UB) and Educational Talent Search (ETS) programs, the appendixes are comprised of: (1) data collection and preliminary processing procedures; (2) sampling methodology and sampling error computation; (3) instrumentation; (4)…

In order to obtain information about intermediate educational outcomes, especially the post secondary experience, this followup study of the Upward Bound Program (UB) was conducted. The study focused on educational progress and persistence, but also investigated student's educational expectations and problems experienced in obtaining an education.…