Bottom Line intensive advising for low-income high school students: Potentially Positive Findings

 

The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) recently reviewed the research on Bottom Line and its impacts on high school students. The results are summarized in an intervention report released today by the Institute of Education Sciences. Bottom Line provides intensive advising for low-income high school students, most of whom are the first in their family to go to college. The advising is designed to help students apply for college and financial aid and select a high-quality, affordable institution. For students who attend one of Bottom Line’s target colleges, which they identify as providing a high-quality education at an affordable price, Bottom Line continues to provide regular support to students on campus for up to six years. Based on the research, the WWC found that Bottom Line has potentially positive effects on college enrollment and potentially positive effects on progressing in college. Read the full report and learn more about the studies that contributed to this rating.   To see other WWC reports, visit whatworks.ed.gov and check your inbox for more updates and new releases throughout the year.