Is the GED a Viable Pathway to College for Adult Students? New Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Massachusetts

The Refugee Advantage: English-Language Attainment in the Early Twentieth Century

“…Our paper builds on existing work in historical sociolinguistics utilizing oral histories as a source of data (Heller and Mumma 2020). We are able to analyze multiple levels of linguistic structure, which is a large improvement from previous studies that analyze language using Likert scales or use competency scales that capture only one aspect of language proficiency (Dollmann et al 2020;Edele et al 2015).…”

Adult Education Attendance and Postsecondary Outcomes

“…Research on postsecondary outcomes for adult education students has more frequently focused on their skills and academic preparation either entering or leaving adult education. As mentioned, several economic studies, including Heller and Mumma (2018), Jepsen, Mueser, and Troske (2017), and Tyler and Loftstrom (2010), have found that people who do not finish high school are more likely to enroll in postsecondary schooling if they obtain HSE credentials (see also the review by Heckman, Humphries, & Mader, 2011). Yin, Cronen, Condelli, and Ogut (2022) found that learners with higher initial skills test scores at entry into adult education programs were more likely to enroll in postsecondary schooling.…”

“…our understanding of these effects (Rutschow, 2019). Economic research has focused on the completion of HSE credentials (Heckman, Humphries, & Mader, 2011;Heller & Mumma, 2018;Jepsen, Mueser, & Troske, 2017;Tyler & Loftstrom, 2010) and found that these credentials increase postsecondary enrollments. The research on HSE credentials provides some evidence about the value of adult education, but it includes people who pass HSE tests without attending adult education classes 2 and does not tell us how adult education affects postsecondary outcomes for people without HSE credentials.…”