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Educational  Achievement and Cognitive Attainment Domain
By Susan Jekielek, M.A., Kristin A. Moore, Ph.D., and  Elizabeth Hair, Ph.D.
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High School Grades School Absences Perceived Scholastic Competence Attitudes About School College Attendance School Behavior  
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Compared to control group, program participants:

- Were more likely to attend college (48.5% vs. 53.2%)





The following practices are best bets for improving college attendance:

-More frequent contact with mentor

- Higher quality mentor relationships

- Mentors know a youth's parents well

- College tuition assistance


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