School choice policies have led to a proliferation of new schools opening. While economic theory suggests that charters would open in high demand locations, limited work examines whether this is, indeed, occurring. Framing our study geography, we explore both space factors and place as contrasting explanations for where may open. By using geographic information system (GIS) mapping, New York City (NYC) data from NYC public the Census. Results suggest are responding poor student achievement...

This exploratory descriptive, single-university study (N=700) joined institutional, external, and survey data to examine first-year students’ food insecurity links non-cognitive attributes first-semester performance persistence. Regressions indicate LGBTQ, multi-racial, international, transfer, first-generation students exhibit increased insecurity. Food linked with psychological distress, financial stress, amotivation, intent engage peers but not faculty, staff, academic engagement. is also...

This study explores the experiences of undergraduate students participating in virtual internships prior to onset COVID-19. We used a phenomenological approach understand ten engaged internships. Six themes emerged: initial concern about work, salience intern-supervisor relationship, lack exposure office dynamics, motivation and time management concerns, perceived benefit developing work-life balance, perception growth/development during internship. Our findings indicate that higher...

Institutional responses to COVID-19 are a topic of much concern. Emergent research has suggested that politics and polarization were more strongly linked, than was COVID-19, institutions engaging in-person instruction for Fall 2020. This study used Structural Equation Modeling test this trend. Based upon political dependency, we data from the College Crisis Initiative (C2i), how state county sociopolitical features, rates, revenue losses influenced by September 9th, The accepted overall...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions to reexamine their modes of instruction for the Fall 2020 semester. Some chose re-open in-person instruction, others online or hybrid modalities. While it is assumed that took into account public health concerns when making decision on how reopen, other factors may have played a role. Leveraging mode data 2,938 colleges and universities, this paper examines political, epidemiological, economic, social related reopening plans....

Research shows that over summer break, students forget approximately 1 month of learning in math and reading; furthermore, some studies find low-income lose ground relative to peers. Year-round education (YRE) redistributes schooldays shorten summer. Prior analyses pooled single-track YRE (academic intervention which all attend school on a common calendar) multitrack (fiscal countering overcrowding, groups staggered schedules).

Y-DNA analysis of Fitzpatricks has turned traditional historical narratives how the surname was taken on its head. The attachment Fitzpatrick to Barons Upper Ossory, who were supposedly descendants Mac Giolla Phádraig Osraí and, in turn, an ancient Laighin (Leinster) lineage, is no longer sustainable. DNA insights and critical assessment records have demonstrated that those claim descend from barons a Y-haplotype consistent with them emerging line clerics out Norman-Irish origin ca. 1200 AD....

In an era where many states’ postsecondary education governance dynamics are evolving, we set out to understand whether state-level governing boards with centralized functions affected institutions’ decisions engage in in-person instruction during the fall of 2020, first Covid-19 pandemic. We examined sociopolitical features related strength state boards. The data alluded linkages between Republican control and lower bachelor’s degree attainment linking (β = −.45) weaker governance. also...

As federal policymakers consider changes to income-driven repayment (IDR) schemes, research examining the characteristics and financial behaviors of student loan borrowers participating in IDR is necessary. Using nationally representative Survey Consumer Finances, we examined demographics enrollment. Counter expectations, low-income borrowers, with high debt-to-income ratios are less likely enroll IDR. Conditional on having a large amount debt, married women color programs. Findings...

This study compares Kalamazoo Promise (KPromise) students to non-Promise, public high school graduating at a 4-year institution. The final sample for this was N=9,969; n = 310 (3%) were KPromise students. Descriptive analysis suggests that racially more diverse and less affluent than non-Promise Unweighted regressions show being student correlated with lower college GPA, increased chance of Academic Dismissal, lowered likelihood Degree Attainment. Weighting the using Inverse Probability...

*Please visit the accepted publication (open access) at https://journals.flvc.org/jpss/article/view/124641. This descriptive, single-university study (N=700) joined institutional, external, and survey data to examine first-year students’ food insecurity links non-cognitive attributes first-semester performance persistence. Regressions indicate LGBTQ, multi-racial, international, transfer, first-generation students exhibit increased insecurity. Food linked with psychological distress,...

Colleges and universities are paying increasing attention to students' transition into post-secondary education, including the provision of support freshmen through structured First-Year Experiences (FYEs). Although low- and-moderate-income students participating in education at increased rates, their performance remains behind that affluent students. We evaluated effects a two-arm experimental-assignment treatment for moderate-income U.S. eligible Federal Pell grants four-year high-research...

This study examines how online communities mediated challenges faced by borrowers in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, stemming from unclear program parameters and mistrust towards government servicers. Despite introduction of Temporary Expanded (TEPSLF) to address these issues, reports indicate persistent misinformation provided Qualitative data interviews with PSLF reveal positive experiences such groups, highlighting their effectiveness navigating administrative...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions to reexamine their modes of instruction for the Fall 2020 semester. Some chose reopen in-person instruction, others online or hybrid modalities. Leveraging data 2,458 colleges and universities, we examined how political, epidemiological, economic, institutional characteristics correlated with reopening plans. We found no discernible relationship between county-level state-level case counts Campus demographics (such as White student...

Little is yet known about the lives of those who are in Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) during repayment, as they approach forgiveness, or after debt discharged. With recent fixes to PSLF program, an opportunity exists better understand what participants' "look like" and importantly, how remaining payments related selected behaviors beliefs. This paper represents initial analysis first round data collection (N=785) within a wider mixed-methods study – examined forgiveness...