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Encouraging Education in an Urban School District: Evidence from the Philadelphia Educational Longitudinal Study

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  • Frank F. Furstenberg
  • David Neumark

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We study a set of programs implemented in Philadelphia high schools that focus on boosting high school graduation, and especially college attendance, using data from the Philadelphia Educational Longitudinal Study (PELS). We examine the effects of these programs on a set of schooling-related outcomes during and after high school. The PELS data-set contains an unusually large amount of information on individuals prior to program placement. We use this information, in the context of both linear models and propensity score-matching estimators, to attempt to correct for selective participation in these programs. We find evidence of positive effects of these programs on high school graduation and on both academic and non-academic awards in high school, and similar negative effects on dropping out of high school. The results also suggest positive effects on attitudes and expectations about college attendance, and on college attendance.

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  • Frank F. Furstenberg & David Neumark, 2007. "Encouraging Education in an Urban School District: Evidence from the Philadelphia Educational Longitudinal Study," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 135-157.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:15:y:2007:i:2:p:135-157
    DOI: 10.1080/09645290701263054
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    1. Elizabeth Glennie & Fatih Unlu & Julie Edmunds & Douglas Lauen, 2022. "Missing Academic Targets in Ninth Grade: Do Early College High Schools Give Students Second Chances for College?," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 63(7), pages 1095-1119, November.
    2. Alet, Elodie & Bonnal, Liliane, 2011. "Vocational schooling and educational success: comparing apprenticeship to full-time vocational high-school," TSE Working Papers 27239, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).

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