2007-08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08) Restricted-Use Data File (November 6, 2009)
The NPSAS:08 restricted-use data file is now available to restricted-use data licensees. NPSAS:08 contains the data on a sample of about 114,000 undergraduate students and about 14,000 graduate and first-professional students who were enrolled at any time between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008 in about 1,730 postsecondary institutions. The survey focuses on how students and their families pay for postsecondary education, and contains a wide range of demographic information about the nation's postsecondary students.
WWC releases report on YouthBuild, a dropout prevention intervention (November 3, 2009)
The Clearinghouse's review of the research on the effectiveness of YouthBuild found no studies that fall within the scope of the WWC Dropout Prevention review protocol that meet What Works Clearinghouse standards. The lack of studies meeting WWC evidence standards means that, at this time, the WWC is unable to draw conclusions based on research about the effectiveness of ineffectiveness of YouthBuild.
