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Valerie Bostwick
More Often or Longer? The Effects of the Academic Schedule on Postsecondary Academic Outcomes
Tags: Human capital, School schedulesOne of the most common scheduling decisions in higher education is the determination of biweekly or triweekly classes. On the surface, these two formats are equivalent in terms of the number of minutes in a course (75 minutes twice a week or 50 minutes three times a week). However, the two… more →
Driving, Dropouts, and Drive-Throughs: Mobility Restrictions and Teen Human Capital
Topics: Student Well-BeingWe provide evidence that graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws, originally intended to improve public safety, impact human capital accumulation. Many teens use automobiles to access both school and employment. Because school and work decisions are interrelated, the effects of automobile-specific… more →