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Research Recognition

August 21, 2012

Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Shows Merits of Need-Based Aid

Anneliese M. Bruner The Education Trust

A new update to the Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study adds even more evidence to the already powerful case for prioritizing need-based aid: It shows that providing aid to students with demonstrated need increases the likelihood recipients will complete 12 or more credits in their second and third semesters, as well as the likelihood they will return for a second year.


Research Recognition

June 1, 2012

Financial Aid and College Completion: Evidence and Attitudes about the Incentive Structure of Financial Aid Policies

Sandy Baum and Bob Shireman The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development

This report cites findings from the Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study.


Research Recognition

April 13, 2012

The Value of Universal Eligibility in Promise Scholarship Programs

Michelle Miller-Adams Upjohn Institute

This publication from the Upjohn Institute includes extensive discussion of findings from a study conducted by Beth Vaade, WISCAPE policy analyst, and Bo McCready, WISCAPE project assistant.


Research Recognition

April 10, 2012

What Research Says about Student Incentives

Lumina Foundation Tracking Momentum

This Lumina Foundation newsletter cites findings from the Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study.