This mixed-methods study used open-response survey data, focus groups, and an
experimental simulation to explore how 311 admissions officers defined and used concepts …

College and career readiness has become a national education policy priority. With more
than 9.3 million rural students in the United States, the college and career readiness of rural …

This systematic synthesis examines the intended and unintended consequences of
performance-based funding (PBF) policies in higher education. Within this synthesis, we …

High-achieving, low-income students attend selective colleges at far lower rates than upper-
income students with similar achievement. Behavioral biases, intensified by complexity and …

Socioeconomic gaps in college enrollment and attainment have widened over time, despite
increasing returns to postsecondary education and significant policy efforts to improve …

Nonfinancial barriers to college are an important possible explanation for socioeconomic,
racial, gender, and other gaps in college access and success. A sizeable economic …

Only a minority of high-achieving, low-income students apply to colleges in the same way
that other high-achieving students do: applying to several selective colleges whose …

Abstract Representation of diverse groups in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) fields is a persistent concern in the United States. Although there have …

Several recent low-cost interventions demonstrate that simplifying information about college
and financial aid and hel** students access professional assistance can generate …

High-achieving, low-income students attend selective colleges at far lower rates than
upperincome students with similar achievement. Behavioral biases, intensified by …