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NCPR Brief Available for Download

Evaluating the Impact of Remedial Education in Florida Community Colleges: A Quasi-Experimental Regression Discontinuity Design (An NCPR Brief) 
By: Juan Carlos Calcagno and Bridget Terry Long (August 2009)

This Brief summarizes findings from a quasi-experimental study examining remedial enrollment and outcomes of community college students throughout the state of Florida (see NCPR Working Paper: The Impact of Postsecondary Remediation Using a Regression Discontinuity Approach: Addressing Endogenous Sorting and Noncompliance). It also places the study in the context of related research and discusses its policy implications.

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