The authors analyze the quality of eight data components from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The evaluation was limited to data collected over the web from Title IV institutions in 2002-2003 and subsequently modified or "corrected" in 2003-2004, as well as data files...

The authors analyze the quality of eight data components from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The evaluation was limited to data collected over the web from Title IV institutions in 2002-2003 and subsequently modified or "corrected" in 2003-2004, as well as data files...

Includes two background reports, Grantee Survey Report, by Nancy J. Fasciano and Jon E. Jacobson, and A Report on Upward Bound Target Schools, by Zev Waldman, David E. Myers, Jon E. Jacobson, and Mary T. Moore. Offers information about Upward Bound's current operations. This report describes the...

Includes two background reports, <I>Grantee Survey Report</I>, by Nancy J. Fasciano and Jon E. Jacobson, and <I>A Report on Upward Bound Target Schools</I>, by Zev Waldman, David E. Myers, Jon E. Jacobson, and Mary T. Moore. Offers information about Upward Bound's current operations. This report describes the...</i></i>

Presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Washington, DC.

This report presents findings from a targeted document review and expert interviews conducted as part of the Student Segmentation Initiative, which was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Postsecondary Success strategy. The review addresses three questions relevant to the...

Reports findings from the Longitudinal Effectiveness Study of Upward Bound, a federal precollege program designed to help economically disadvantaged students complete high school and gain access to postsecondary education. This report describes the impact of Upward Bound (UB) on students'...

The growing use of math and reading scores to measure school and student performance, spurred by the No Child Left Behind Act, has heightened an old debate about which competencies public schools should encourage students to develop. A new issue brief looks at how students’ competencies in...