Time: 12-1:30 pm ET
Location: Webinar
Description: As states and districts work to increase college access and degree completion rates, some are finding they can use administrative postsecondary data to increase high school graduates' college access and persistence.
This webinar will explore recent research on the ways states and districts are using such data, including to track graduates' postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and success. Dr. Susan Therriault will share some of her work on this topic with states and administrators in the REL Northeast & Islands Region. Dr. Benjamin Castleman will discuss his research on interventions to increase college access, including a low-cost, short-cycle randomized controlled trial that used postsecondary data to assess the effectiveness of an inexpensive, college-access program that aims to reduce "summer melt." Dr. Peter Cummings will respond to the presentations and discuss the implications of the research and postsecondary data for states and districts.
If you cannot attend the live event, register at the link below to be notified when a recording of the webinar is available online.
Partnership or Research Alliance: Rhode Island Pipelines to College and Career Research Partnership
Audience: State-level administrators responsible for college access and readiness initiatives and/or involved in SDLS development and use, and district and secondary school administrators interested in implementing effective college readiness and access interventions may be particularly interested in this webinar.
Speakers: -Dr. Jessica Bailey, Rhode Island Partnership Lead, REL Northeast & Islands -Dr. Susan Therriault, Massachusetts Partnership Lead, REL Northeast & Islands -Dr. Benjamin Castleman, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia -Dr. Peter Cummings, Superintendent, Narragansett Public Schools
Report Citation: Castleman, B. L., & Page, L. C. (2015). Summer nudging: Can personalized text messages and peer mentor outreach increase college going among low-income high school graduates? Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 115, 144-160. doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2014.12.008.
