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Understanding College Match Among KIPP Northern California Students

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  • Naihobe Gonzalez
  • Dan Thal

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Recognizing the importance of using data to support students’ college-going decisions, Tipping Point Community and KIPP Northern California partnered with Mathematica to analyze the college application and enrollment choices of recent high school graduates from the classes of 2016 to 2019.

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  • Naihobe Gonzalez & Dan Thal, "undated". "Understanding College Match Among KIPP Northern California Students," Mathematica Policy Research Reports a1b5f5580887428192cf5a85b, Mathematica Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:mpr:mprres:a1b5f5580887428192cf5a85b5d0eabe
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    1. Eleanor Wiske Dillon & Jeffrey Andrew Smith, 2020. "The Consequences of Academic Match between Students and Colleges," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 55(3), pages 767-808.
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