José Muñoz
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Research Subjects
José Muñoz has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Bradley R. Curs
1 shared publication- Bradley R. Curs
University of Missouri
1 shared publication James R. Harrington
1 shared publication- James R. Harrington
School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
1 shared publication Mark Ehlert
1 shared publication- Mark Ehlert
Economic and Policy Analysis Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 3 November 2016
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Higher Education
- Vol. 87 (6) , 801-830
Democratization and Diversion: The Effect of Missouri's A+ Schools Program on Postsecondary Enrollment
Recent federal and state education policy has targeted community colleges as an affordable venue to increase postsecondary attainment. We examined a state program aimed at increasing community college enrollment, the Missouri A+ Schools Program, which provided eligible graduates from participating high schools the opportunity to earn a scholarship at a Missouri public two-year college. The Missouri A+ Schools Program aims to increase the democratization of education by providing greater access to attend postsecondary institutions but may simultaneously create a diversion away from four-year colleges. The staggered adoption of the Missouri A+ Schools Program across high schools allowed a quasi-experimental estimation of the effect of the program on postsecondary enrollment. The Missouri A+ Schools Program increased the overall college-going rate by 1.5 percentage points for graduates from A+ designated high schools. Furthermore, the A+ Schools Program increased two-year college-going rates by 5.3 percentage points, and decreased four-year college-going rates by 3.8 percentage points. Overall, the A+ Schools Program provided a democratizing effect by increasing overall postsecondary enrollment, while simultaneously creating a diversionary effect through increased two-year enrollment and a decline in four-year enrollment.
- 3 November 2016
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Higher Education
- Vol. 87 (6) , 801-830
Democratization and Diversion: The Effect of Missouri's A+ Schools Program on Postsecondary Enrollment
Recent federal and state education policy has targeted community colleges as an affordable venue to increase postsecondary attainment. We examined a state program aimed at increasing community college enrollment, the Missouri A+ Schools Program, which provided eligible graduates from participating high schools the opportunity to earn a scholarship at a Missouri public two-year college. The Missouri A+ Schools Program aims to increase the democratization of education by providing greater access to attend postsecondary institutions but may simultaneously create a diversion away from four-year colleges. The staggered adoption of the Missouri A+ Schools Program across high schools allowed a quasi-experimental estimation of the effect of the program on postsecondary enrollment. The Missouri A+ Schools Program increased the overall college-going rate by 1.5 percentage points for graduates from A+ designated high schools. Furthermore, the A+ Schools Program increased two-year college-going rates by 5.3 percentage points, and decreased four-year college-going rates by 3.8 percentage points. Overall, the A+ Schools Program provided a democratizing effect by increasing overall postsecondary enrollment, while simultaneously creating a diversionary effect through increased two-year enrollment and a decline in four-year enrollment.