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<p>Americans with formal postsecondary education fare well in the knowledge-based economy and are projected to command an even higher share of the available “good jobs” in the years ahead. Affordability remains a key challenge, however. The current study tested whether the Kansas City Scholars (KC Scholars) program, a regional need- and merit-based college scholarship initiative, increased postsecondary enrollment and persistence among qualifying participants. Using a sharp regression discontinuity design to compare the outcomes of students who received the scholarship to those who did not, we find that awardees just above the discontinuity were significantly more likely to enroll in college and persist through their first year of study and that awardees were more likely to enroll in 4-year institutions over proximal community colleges. We discuss policy and practice implications stemming from these and other findings.</p>

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Locals Only: Boosting College Access and Persistence Through a Regional College Scholarship Program

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年3月21日

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  • Cameron Sublett,
  • Thomas Torre Gibney

摘要

Americans with formal postsecondary education fare well in the knowledge-based economy and are projected to command an even higher share of the available “good jobs” in the years ahead. Affordability remains a key challenge, however. The current study tested whether the Kansas City Scholars (KC Scholars) program, a regional need- and merit-based college scholarship initiative, increased postsecondary enrollment and persistence among qualifying participants. Using a sharp regression discontinuity design to compare the outcomes of students who received the scholarship to those who did not, we find that awardees just above the discontinuity were significantly more likely to enroll in college and persist through their first year of study and that awardees were more likely to enroll in 4-year institutions over proximal community colleges. We discuss policy and practice implications stemming from these and other findings.