Policy, Access, and Equity: Impacts of State Policy on Undocumented Student Access to Postsecondary Education

• In Event: Contemporary Equity-Driven Policy Work

Abstract

A difference-in-differences approach assesses the impact of state policies regulating undocumented students’ access to higher education and educational attainment in post-secondary institutions. Placebo tests and synthetic controls from a previous study confirm that policies enabling or restricting access and affordability have significant consequences for the postsecondary attainment of undocumented students in U.S. higher education. This study builds on prior research using updated and more robust data sources.

Author

• Rachel Anne Burns, RTI International