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Help or Hindrance? The Effects of College Remediation on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes
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Providing remedial (also known as developmental) education is the primary way colleges cope with students who do not have the academic preparation needed to succeed in college-level courses. Remediation is widespread, with nearly one-third of entering freshmen taking remedial courses at an annual cost of at least $1 billion. Despite its prevalence, there is uncertainty surrounding its short- and longer-run effects. This paper presents new evidence on this question using longitudinal administrative data from Texas and a regression discontinuity research design. We find little indication that remediation improves academic or labor market outcomes.
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- Authors
- Martorell, P., & McFarlin, I.
- Venue
- Review of Economics and Statistics
- Publisher
- MIT Press - Journals
- Published
- 2011-05
- Volume
- 93
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 436-454
- ISSN
- 0034-6535 (ISSN-L)
- 1530-9142
- OpenAlex
- W2145527989
- Cited by
- 299
- References
- 53
- FWCI
- 87.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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