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Rewarding Persistence: Effects of a Performance-Based Scholarship Program for Low-Income Parents

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Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn, Brock, Thomas, LeBlanc, Allen, Paxson, Christina H., Rouse, Cecilia E., Barrow, Lisa·2009·SSRN Electronic Journal

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This report describes the impacts of a performance-based scholarship program with a counseling component on academic success and persistence among low-income parents. Students who participated in the program, which was operated at two New Orleans-area colleges as part of MDRC's multi site Opening Doors demonstration, were more likely to stay in school, get higher grades, and earn more credits.

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  • MDRC RCTs on performance-based scholarships targeted to low-income students have documented positive effects on persistence and graduation, conditional on initial enrollment.

    “MDRC has conducted a number of RCTs on performancebased scholarships targeted to low-income students, and has documented positive effects on persistence and graduation, conditional on initial enrollment (Patel & Valenzuela, 2013;Richburg-Hayes et al. 2009).”

    From College Costs, Financial Aid, and Student Decisions (2022) · cites this paper as Richburg-Hayes et al. 2009

  • MDRC performance-based scholarships have positive effects on academic outcomes.

    “explicit performance-based scholarships such as those evaluated by MDRC have found positive effects on academic outcomes (Patel & Valenzuela, 2013;Richburg-Hayes et al. 2009;Barrow & Rouse, 2018;Mayer, Patel, & Gutierrez, 2016).”

    From College Costs, Financial Aid, and Student Decisions (2022) · cites this paper as Richburg-Hayes et al. 2009

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Authors
Richburg-Hayes, L., Brock, T., LeBlanc, A., Paxson, C. H., Rouse, C. E., & Barrow, L.
Affiliations
  • Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (US)
  • San Francisco State University (US)
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (US)
Corresponding author
Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn
Venue
SSRN Electronic Journal
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009
ISSN
1556-5068 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3123134393
Cited by
104
References
65
Citations by year
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Type
posted content
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
  • Issue Lab (Candid) (submittedVersion)
  • MDRC
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Education › Parental Involvement in Education
Keywords
low-income parents, college persistence, academic performance, student counseling, college completion

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