Journal article
Do the Gains from GEAR UP Participation in School Fade out in College? A Follow-Up
The New England journal of higher education
21 May 2019
Abstract
The federally financed GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program) was organized two decades ago with the purpose of increasing high school completion and college enrollment among low-income students. The College Crusade of Rhode Island's GEAR UP program was designed as a long-term effort to buttress student success by providing various kinds of educational and social service supports beginning in the sixth grade and continuing through high school completion. Back in 2015, the authors completed the first study in the nation that measured the net impact study of a GEAR UP program. That longitudinal impact study found substantial and statistically significant gains for a single cohort of GEAR UP program participants relative to the comparison group on the likelihood of completing high school on time and immediately enrolling in college in the fall following high school completion, providing evidence that the College Crusade of Rhode Island was able to substantially improve these two important educational outcomes of GEAR UP participants. Enough time has now elapsed for three cohorts of College Crusade GEAR UP participants to have completed their first year of college, providing an opportunity to measure the impact of participation in the College Crusade GEAR UP program beyond initial college enrollment.
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- Title
- Do the Gains from GEAR UP Participation in School Fade out in College? A Follow-Up
- Creators
- Neeta FoggPaul HarringtonIshwar Khatiwada
- Publication Details
- The New England journal of higher education
- Publisher
- New England Board of Higher Education
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Labor Markets and Policy; School of Education; [Retired Faculty]
- Identifiers
- 991022027474404721