Aid for all: College coaching,financial aid,and post-secondary persistence in Tennessee |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University and NBER, United States;2. University of Chicago and NBER, Harris School of Public Policy Studies and NBER, United States;1. Department of Economics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;2. National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA\n;3. Department of Economics, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA;1. University of Virginia, Curry School of Education, 1 Bonnycastle, Station #1, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States;2. College of Education, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-1179, United States;3. University of Pittsburgh School of Education, 5918 WWPH, 230 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States |
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| Abstract: | Beginning with the high school class of 2015, Tennessee Promise will provide college coaching and last-dollar aid to every high school graduate making a seamless transition to community college. We examine the program that preceded this effort and evaluate its potential effect on college-going and college persistence. Knox Achieves originated in Knox County, Tennessee with the class of 2009. Eligibility was neither need-based nor merit-based, negating some of the application hurdles that accompany other aid vehicles. We find that program participation is strongly associated with an increased likelihood of graduating from high school and enrolling directly in college, albeit with a modestly lower chance of starting in a four-year college. The evidence suggests that aid per se is not the only lever by which Knox Achieves worked: college enrollment and college credit gains are largest among lower-income students who likely saw little to no scholarship aid from the program. |
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