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Scott-Clayton, Judith – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011
Since 1964, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program has provided funds to subsidize the wages of student employees, but it has never been studied directly. I use an instrumental variables difference-in-difference framework with administrative data from West Virginia to identify causal effects, comparing eligible and ineligible students across…
Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Achievement, Quasiexperimental Design, Federal Programs
DECK, JAMES B. – 1962
INVESTIGATED WAS THE QUESTION WHY BOYS OF 16 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE DROP OUT OF SCHOOL AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR A PRODUCTIVE AND SATISFACTORY LIFE IN SOCIETY. THE JOB PREPARATION PROGRAM BEGAN WITH BILL NUMBER 72 OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. IT INCLUDED SHOP TRAINING IN VARIOUS VOCATIONS SUCH AS RADIO-TV REPAIR, INDUSTRIAL…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, High School Students, Job Training
Woodland Mountain Inst., Franklin, WV. – 1991
This guide describes financial assistance available to college-bound students. Need-based financial aid programs such as grants, loans, and college-work study are discussed and the application procedures are described. The guide explains the West Virginia Financial Aid Form (FAF) along with the role of the College Scholarship Service in…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, Colleges, Higher Education