Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/207374 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12548
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Remediation has long been a costly way to address the misalignment between K-12 and higher education. In 2011, the California State University (CSU), the nation's largest public four-year university system, enacted Early Start, requiring students needing remediation to enroll in such courses in the summer before their freshmen year. We estimate the impact of Early Start summer remediation relative to both traditional fall remediation and relative to no remediation at all. Our results suggest Early Start summer remediation has not improved student performance or persistence relative to either alternative. As many states move away from remedial courses altogether, there is continued need for both innovation and for evidence in policy and practice to improve college readiness and success.
Subjects: 
higher education
remediation
state policy
JEL: 
I20
I23
I28
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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