The Story of Scaling Up: Highlights from the Interim Report on the Impact of Success Boston's Coaching for Completion

• Published in: Abt Associates
• Main Authors: Linkow, Tamara, Bumgarner, Erin, Lack, Kelly, Nichols, Austin
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Abt Associates 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; At Risk Students; Barriers; Coaching (Performance); College Attendance; College Credits; College Readiness; College Students; Colleges; Costs; Disproportionate Representation; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Grade Point Average; High School Graduates; High School Seniors; Institutional Characteristics; Interpersonal Communication; Low Income Students; Minority Group Students; Partnerships in Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; Racial Differences; Student Adjustment; Student Financial Aid; Student Participation; Student Recruitment; Transitional Programs; Massachusetts (Boston)

The Success Boston initiative was launched in 2008 specifically to improve Boston public high school graduates' access to and success in college, particularly for members of groups traditionally underrepresented in college degree attainment. Higher college graduation rates, in turn, are expecte...