| Author(s): | Richburg-Hayes, L., Brock, T., LeBlanc, A., Paxson, C., Rouse, C., and Barrow, L |
| Title: | Rewarding persistence: Effects of a performance-based scholarship program for low-income parents |
| Source: | http://www.mdrc.org/publications/507/full.pdf |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Organization: | MDRC |
| Short Description: | To study the effect of supplemental financial aid with an incentive component to encourage academic success and persistence, two New Orleans-area colleges operated a performance-based scholarship program with counseling in 2004-2005. The program was targeted to low-income
parents as part of MDRC’s multisite Opening Doors demonstration. |
| Annotation: | To study the effect of supplemental financial aid with an incentive component to encourage academic success and persistence, two New Orleans-area colleges operated a performance-based scholarship program with counseling in 2004-2005. The program was targeted to low-income
parents as part of MDRC’s multisite Opening Doors demonstration. Key findings from this report show the
program encouraged more students to register for college, increased persistence, increased the number of credits that students earned, and had positive impacts on a range of social and psychological outcomes. |
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