Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/320129 
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Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 11908
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
This study examines the effects of remedial courses in high school on postsecondary outcomes using a regression discontinuity design and explores the mechanisms behind these effects. I find that being placed in the remedial schedule and taking an additional remedial course in high school reduces the likelihood of attaining a 2- or 4-year college degree by 20 percent. The findings also suggest that nearly half of this adverse effect is driven by the tracking effect of remediation, which significantly reduces students' access to advanced courses in high school not only in the remediation subject but also in other core subjects.
Subjects: 
remedial courses
college readiness
postsecondary outcomes
human capital
JEL: 
I20
I24
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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