verify the subjects and students they taught—to teacher/student links from unconfirmed administrative data. Due to the …

This study tracked a subset of Florida's 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 high school seniors who took a college algebra … placement test. Students who passed the test (with a score very near the cut-off for eligibility) and enrolled in a rigorous … college degree than similar students who did not take the class. …