Organizers:

M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

Session Chairs:

M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

Papers:

"The Effects of Indiana's Twenty-First Century Scholars Program on College Aspirations and Completion"
Robert Toutkoushian, The University of Georgia
Donald Hossler, Indiana University
Stephen L. DesJardins, University of Michigan
Brian McCall, University of Michigan
Manuel Canche, The University of Georgia

"Intra-Family Relations, Poverty, and High School Performance"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"Strategic Senioritis and the Impact of Texas's Top Ten Percent Law on High School Outcomes"
Daniel M. Leeds, Michigan Department of Education
Lindsay Daugherty, RAND
Isaac Martorell, Jr., RAND
Isaac McFarlin, Jr., University of Michigan

"Have the Returns to an Incomplete Education Changed Over Time?"
Rodney J. Andrews, The University of Texas at Dallas
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University

"Middle School Music Education and Its Impact on High School Persistence: An Examination of Little Kids Rock"
Priyanka Singh, The University of Texas at Dallas
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

Discussants:

John Winters, Oklahoma State University
David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
Courtney Collins, Rhodes College
Marigee Bacolod, Naval Postgraduate School

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Organizers:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Session Chairs:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Papers:

"Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use"
D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University (Contact Author)
Benjamin C. Hansen, University of Oregon
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver

"The Great Recession and Health-Related Behaviors among High School Students"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, Litigation Analytics, Inc. (Contact Author)

"Is Leaving Home a Hardship?"
David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Rodney J. Andrews, The University of Texas at Dallas
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Angela K. Dills, Providence College

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Gender and Race Heterogeneity: The Impact of Limited English Peers on Native Students' Performance"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"Socio-Economic Status and Interracial Marriage: Myths and Facts"
Darrick Hamilton, The New School (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Art Carden, Samford University
Rodney J. Andrews, The University of Texas at Dallas
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute

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